Example sentences of "[noun] have only just [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Then he frowned , as if her words had only just reached him .
2 After ten years of touring and rehearsing , the languid Scots have only just finished their third album .
3 Although the idea of WCY is over a year old and the year is now a month old , Britain has only just announced its six-man committee to represent the country 's interests .
4 Grandad Terry Potter had only just installed it to stop Adam 's bids to get into the street at Barnsley , South Yorks .
5 Only Sara seemed composed and judicial ; looking directly at Gerald she said : ‘ The police have only just started their questioning ; I think we should be very careful about what we say to them .
6 It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed .
7 It also enables management to anticipate both beneficial and adverse trends before the event or take evasive action when the evidence of an emerging problem has only just presented itself .
8 Because it has n't been updated since 1973 some words which seems to have been around a while -palimony , Watergate and glasnost for instance have only just made it .
9 My son has only just reached his majority , and I understand he is in no immediate financial need .
10 Bridget had only just beaten her to it .
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