Example sentences of "only been on " in BNC.
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1 | Once seated , Denice tells us she 's only been on a blind date once before , and that was years ago . |
2 | True , he had only been on the periphery , a bit-part player who could usefully be dragooned into secondary roles when a little muscle was required . |
3 | ‘ I 've only been on the Delos once before . |
4 | That morning she had only been on board a couple of hours before being hauled off by the Customs men . |
5 | If we have only been on cover for a short time and it is clear that the majority of the damage occurred before we came on cover , the claim should be referred to the previous insurers . |
6 | Rosenthal , who had only been on the field 15 minutes , made Barlow pay in full for his wastefulness yet Liverpool should not have had to wait so long to get their noses in front . |
7 | Hitherto NATO 's naval presence in the Mediterranean had only been on an ad hoc basis . |
8 | Due to lack of time , contact with Churches has only been on an informal basis . |
9 | But she had only been on the mountain for two hours , three at the most . |
10 | There has only been on eprevious report of the presence of epoxide hydrolase in normal colonic tissue . |
11 | The updated Accord has only been on sale in Britain for six weeks , but already Honda 's well ahead of its target of three and a half thousand sold by Christmas . |
12 | Payton who had only been on the field for six minutes put Celtic further ahead in the 66th minute when he accepted a left wing pass from Collins to shoot low into the net from six yards . |
13 | A council spokeswoman said the couple had only been on the waiting list for 11 years . |
14 | A council spokeswoman said the couple had only been on the waiting list for 11 years . |
15 | Struggling to make himself heard above the chants of the crowd , the manager said : ‘ I have only been on Teesside for ten months , but thank you for making it memorable so far . |
16 | Inspector , but anyhow , now when I went on the detective staff I 'd only been on the force just over three years |
17 | SINBAD has been cleaning the windows in Channel 4 's Brookside since 1984 , although he has only been on a regular contract for the last two years . |
18 | You get it in the stew you ca n't find it he 's only been on your fur for christ sake |