Example sentences of "[noun] have only just [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Bhutto has only just survived a vote of no confidence by the opposition , when her slim and wavering majority was cut by half , partially because of the defection of four of the tribal members to opposition benches . |
| 2 | But now the meal was over , and David had only just made an appearance . |
| 3 | Cousin and neighbour Nicholas Gutesha , said : ‘ Robert had only just decorated the house as a Christmas treat for his mum . ’ |
| 4 | Legislators have only just passed the 1993 budget , and they will not appreciate having to rearrange the billions in pork they packed into it . |
| 5 | It seemed to D'Arcy that his head had only just hit the cushion on the settee in Victor 's flat when he was shaken awake . |
| 6 | The Department of Interior has only just begun a two year study to streamline the fiendishly complex sets of planning rules that govern new mining projects . |
| 7 | If they wished to prevent Labour forming a government , they would have to come to an arrangement with Baldwin , rather than any other Conservative ; and since the Liberals had only just fought an election opposing Baldwin 's policy of Protection , this would be a difficult course for them to take . |
| 8 | The program has only just reached the material development loop , but it is nonetheless quite useful to look at its progress and comment on the development so far . |
| 9 | Carson had only just put the phone down after trying to get Alison 's number from Enquiries , but as he 'd waited for his call to be taken he 'd thought of her , perhaps contemptuous of his anxiety and annoyed by his persistence , and he 'd hung up without even making his request . |