Example sentences of "[adj] was only [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this was only for a second . |
| 2 | Yes , I was leaving alone , but I knew that this was only for the journey . |
| 3 | Oh well this was only for the local ! |
| 4 | For all the concern over the level of public spending the British share as a proportion of GDP in 1979 was only at the mid-point of most western states . |
| 5 | ‘ But that was only on a Sunday . |
| 6 | Oh , he 'd had a lot of silly nonsense to put up with , but that was only on the surface , he knew that really , and now that the children were off their hands they could be together more and she 'd be less hasty . |
| 7 | Noreen was kept on after the try-out week , but she knew that was only on the strength of Fred , the Stage Manager 's sympathetic report , and for the fact that she got on well with everyone in the company , especially Bernie . |
| 8 | And that was only in the trailer for the movie ! |
| 9 | And that was only after the war er in |