Example sentences of "[noun pl] have only just be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Streets and squares had only just been marked out with pegs and twine amid the clutter . |
| 2 | As the ubiquity of stellar coronae had only just been discovered with the Einstein Observatory , the absence of coronae for stars of this type was tantalizing , especially as they seemed to disappear rather rapidly ( on an evolutionary timescale ) . |
| 3 | At the time relations between the two countries had only just been normalized [ see p. 36631 ] after almost a decade of tension . |
| 4 | I understand that these applications have only just been submitted to Midlothian District Council as the local planning authority and I have to advise you that it would not be appropriate for Regional Council officials to comment publicly at this stage . |
| 5 | ‘ This we consider to be a retrograde and unnecessary step , ’ particularly since these powers had only just been vested in the NRA under the Water Act , he said . |
| 6 | The Cambridge local examinations had only just been opened to girls and her performance in mathematics placed her alone in the first class . |
| 7 | The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning , but details have only just been released . |