Example sentences of "[conj] have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Within a mere fifteen minutes , the new rental car with 1500 miles on the clock — and had only had in my possession for under an hour — was a burnt out shell . |
| 32 | Adopting as a mark of defiance the name golani ( " tramps " ) , as Iliescu had disparagingly described them , they claimed that the NSF had " stolen " the revolution and had only won the May 20 general election by deceit and intimidation [ see pp. 37441-42 ] . |
| 33 | Ron Letts , who was 50 , and had only worked as a security guard for two years , was run down outside a wharehouse near Milton Keynes . |
| 34 | Ron Letts , who was 50 , and had only worked as a security guard for two years , was run down outside a wharehouse near Milton Keynes . |
| 35 | Nurse Geeson said she had been a staff nurse on the children 's ward for ten years up to 1991 and had only come across four or five occasions when children suffered heart or respiratory attacks . |
| 36 | The Police Minister Ronni Milo claimed that the police had acted with " great restraint " and had only resorted to live fire when their lives were in " grave danger " . |
| 37 | At Bristol Crown Court Kelly claimed he 'd forgotten the knife was still in his hand and had only meant to punch . |
| 38 | I 've never met Sir Brian or Sir Oliver and have only met Sir Bernard a few times , but I instinctively feel that all six would lay down their lives without hesitation for a damsel in distress . |
| 39 | They have theoretical knowledge and practical experience of language-teaching methods , but they lack knowledge of the methods and materials used to teach their native language as a foreign language in the UK , and have only limited familiarity with British secondary education — the school system , teacher and pupil roles and expectations , curricula , assessment and exams . |
| 40 | Moreover , I think most managers know this intuitively and have only lacked a workable structure and a decent intellectual justification for what they have always known could work , and work well . |
| 41 | Some of the claims have been on the basis of debatable information , and all have been highly selective and have only drawn attention to the adverse elements of research whilst ignoring much encouraging , positive information . |
| 42 | Many of the younger officers have come straight from training school and have only known Grendon Prison , they slip into the regime quite easily . |
| 43 | Thomson 's free kick Pearce gets it clear and then won back by Hill but has only gone back to the Forest skipper . |
| 44 | Steve Denny says he 's supposed to sell 450 barrels a year but has only managed 306 and owes the brewery 4,000 pounds . |
| 45 | Scott explained the choice of a modern radio magazine format to report on the events of 1944 : they all knew what a modern programme was like , but had only heard extracts from wartime broadcasts . |
| 46 | His sleep had been heavy , but had only lasted about three quarters of an hour . |
| 47 | Remittance Man deserved this change of luck as he has never been out of the frame in his seven previous starts but had only managed one win . |
| 48 | Further , in this particular case , not only had the Controller seen fit to over-rule his Director , but had only permitted a mere four days recuperation period to allow his fallen agent to recover from his injuries . |
| 49 | The State prosector had demanded heavier sentences but the court judged that the two had not carried out their plan but had only discussed it . |
| 50 | The recent shouting matches between Charles and Diana , and the revelations about Fergie and her men friends have upset her dreadfully , but have only served to strengthen her resolve that her own deep love for her children must be put aside in order to protect the royal heritage she has always made her priority . |
| 51 | For example , consider the monopolist discussed above and suppose that the firm 's executives wish to maximise profits , but have only limited information about the true revenue and cost functions . |
| 52 | The authors have benefitted from a flying start , but have only chosen to run part of the way round the track . |
| 53 | Improving ratios might have satisfied officials at headquarters but have only produced harder work and often more complaints from the public for the railwayman out on the system . |
| 54 | That argument would I think be very persuasive if I were able to be confident that the levels of conversion is one which would be an adequate and proper one , it is relatively new , there is nothing wrong with that , it is not apparently been a conversion which has been put into practice , except in the last year because have only started conversion when the Nissan Serena was brought out . |
| 55 | Initiatives such as Sematech helped US industry to catch up , but Grove sees this as having only held the advance of Japanese manufacturers . |