Example sentences of "only [vb past] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Act of 1975 was passed in May 1975 , but only took effect from 4 May 1976 . |
| 2 | Coleridge lived in London , and never returned to the North of England , so that meetings only took place on rare occasions . |
| 3 | If speaker D had gone on at some length about ‘ cobbles ’ or rough roads in general , or if the analysis only had part of this fragment , up to C 's it was rather rough , then we might have had no evidence of a divergence in speakers ' topics within the conversation . |
| 4 | These butts are pre-dyed , but I was curious as to why they only had colour on one side . |
| 5 | Unlike previous Zetor gearboxes , which only had synchromesh on higher gears , the new tractor is all synchro . |
| 6 | I only had time for fast food . |
| 7 | It is easy to forget that the Lutyens team of craftsmen only had access to traditional methods and materials . |
| 8 | There was a strong moral belief in old England that evil spirits only had power over ill-gotten goods , thus explaining why ABBEY LUBBERS could only wreak havoc amongst monks once corrupt behaviour had been evidenced . |