Example sentences of "not [verb] [conj] it [be] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not matter that it was only the fourth time they had met ; she knew this moment was exceptional in her life and that , while their physical passion might be impulsive and unplanned , it was inescapable . |
| 2 | Those who did know had to be careful not to speak because it was only too easy to compromise the families on whose land or in whose houses the prisoners were . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , Gail had n't realised that it was only because Mr Elder had only been in Hospital for so long , that he was overjoyed to see her and him wanting to kiss her was completely innocent . |
| 4 | I always was attacked on the grounds that the world I wrote about did n't exist and it 's only in the last five to ten years here in Ireland , that my work is seen to be actually true . |
| 5 | I do n't know whether it 's only a English . |
| 6 | I still ca n't buy cos it 's only my first time bloody round ! |
| 7 | As Branch Manager Ian Davies said ‘ the excitement must have been terrific because only at this point did anyone realise that Stella could n't swim and it was only Freddy and the wet suit that were keeping her afloat ! ’ |
| 8 | I ca n't believe that it is only seven months since Lynn told me she had a four-year-old who was ‘ a really nice sort . ’ |
| 9 | ( By the way , do n't forget that it is only types of eruption , that are being discussed , and that any individual volcano may erupt in any of these ways — or in none . ) |