Example sentences of "she [was/were] only a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was only a little taller than he . |
| 2 | But the beloved was unattainable either because she belonged to another or because , like his muse , she forever eluded him as she was only a figment of his imagination . |
| 3 | Annie was real clever — even though she was only a little kid , like . |
| 4 | She was only a few yards away . |
| 5 | She hesitated , torn between the unaccountable shyness she always felt in Louise 's presence and the overwhelming desire to be in on whatever it was they were giggling about , even if she was only a barely tolerated spectator . |
| 6 | Though she was only a part-time whore who ‘ had to stand at the washtub next day . ’ |
| 7 | It was difficult to believe that she was only a few years younger than his mother ; both mentally and physically she belonged to a different generation . |
| 8 | She was only a kid . |
| 9 | She was only a few feet away from the buffer when a rat darted in front of her , and although she jerked her head back sharply its wet tail brushed against her cheek as it disappeared into a gap between the two lengths of corroded track . |
| 10 | Cos she was put in that job when she was only a young girl and she 's never brought any shame or anything , not like the young ones are doing now ! |
| 11 | Three where there used to be me , or Mary and er May , she was the youngest , she was only a baby May and Miss er May was cos she was the youngest . |
| 12 | He was aware of her at once , though she was only a slender additional shadow pressed close within the deep doorway of the cell . |
| 13 | Mother told me that once when she had gone with them to chapel — and she was only a tot-she had just a little peep around at the rest of the congregation . |
| 14 | She was only a child . |
| 15 | She was only a girl , she was too young . |
| 16 | ‘ She Was Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage . ’ |
| 17 | Yet to the right man , she was only a half-forgotten impression from an evening 's dancing in a country field . |
| 18 | ‘ All my prettiness comes from her , and she was only a dairymaid . ’ |
| 19 | But I could just not get to sleep that night , and she was only a baby at the time , she could n't sleep . |
| 20 | She was only a baby . ’ |
| 21 | Of course , she was only a kid . |
| 22 | If he wanted her , even if it was only to satiate a temporary need , even if she was only a substitute for the woman he really wanted , then she would oblige , because he had reduced her will-power to nothing . |
| 23 | ‘ She was only a paid player , a silly old woman . |
| 24 | Nevertheless she was her usual polite society self with Mr Sands — she had learned in her papa 's home and at the embassy how to put people at their ease — and all in all the sight of his skivvy doing the gracious afforded Dr Neil another bout of inward sardonic mirth , however it delighted young Mr Sands , who thought what a splendid creature she was , and a great pity she was only a servant — she had so much presence . |
| 25 | This ritual comes from a time when the apple was recognized as a gift from something greater than ourselves — though by then she was only a minor goddess . |
| 26 | Er yes , she was only a young girl when I first kne when I |
| 27 | She was only a typist in the navy . |
| 28 | She then sought a fair rent , which she could only do if she were a tenant , but Mr Street of course argued that she was only a licensee . |
| 29 | She was only a D and C was n't she ? ’ |
| 30 | Leith was sorry she 'd missed seeing him , but resumed work , realising that since she was only a very small cog in a big machine Mr Massingham would be too busy to make a second visit , or remember , should he be interested in numbers , that there was one member of staff he had n't met yet . |