Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as though the creature had never existed ; or had only existed in Mungo 's imagination . |
| 2 | The employment profile of this group parallels that of the known sector but emphasises the fact that most had never worked or had only had a ‘ work experience ’ employment rather than lost their job because of heroin use . |
| 3 | Actual demographic trends also contributed to the outward movement , as the rearing of the 1960s baby boom children increased the demand for houses with gardens and as falling average household size reduced the population capacity of cities that had only limited sites available for new housing construction ( Champion , 1987b ) . |
| 4 | The demographic trends outlined earlier in this chapter also played a part , as the rearing of the 1960s baby-boom children increased the demand for houses with gardens and as falling average household size reduced the population capacity of cities that had only limited sites available for new housing construction . |
| 5 | I saw an E Sierra in the paper for about three thousand that had only done forty thousand er , an estate . |
| 6 | Judges sat behind closed doors and took only written evidence , basing their decisions on the records of preliminary investigations conducted by the police . |
| 7 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
| 8 | Among these was young George Jefferies , who explained why he had run out of the shop in fear , and had only contacted the police on the advice of his friends and mother the following day . |
| 9 | Their day , however , had not been that good ; they had put in many hours of searching and had only made two finds of any note . |
| 10 | ‘ We knew the water was dangerous and had only gone in to our knees . |
| 11 | He seemed to be having difficulty with the second pint , and had only drunk a third of it when he looked at his watch . |
| 12 | Then , as soon as this treatment had finished , Faye had become unknowingly pregnant , and had only discovered the fact through the onset of a painful and debilitating miscarriage . |
| 13 | I thought that his appearance meant he had really been suffering very much , longing for me to give up my work , and had only refrained from asking me to do so out of respect for my ‘ rights ’ . |
| 14 | I was 300 yards from home in a restaurant and had only used my car anyway because it was pouring with rain . |
| 15 | The Swansea and Neath Society was founded in December 1822 but made no appeal through a public meeting until January 1826 ; the Manchester Society , although becoming active at the beginning of 1824 , issued no report to the public until March 1827 and had only had its first public meeting on 22 March 1826 . |
| 16 | Within a mere fifteen minutes , the new rental car with 1500 miles on the clock — and had only had in my possession for under an hour — was a burnt out shell . |
| 17 | Adopting as a mark of defiance the name golani ( " tramps " ) , as Iliescu had disparagingly described them , they claimed that the NSF had " stolen " the revolution and had only won the May 20 general election by deceit and intimidation [ see pp. 37441-42 ] . |
| 18 | Ron Letts , who was 50 , and had only worked as a security guard for two years , was run down outside a wharehouse near Milton Keynes . |
| 19 | Ron Letts , who was 50 , and had only worked as a security guard for two years , was run down outside a wharehouse near Milton Keynes . |
| 20 | Nurse Geeson said she had been a staff nurse on the children 's ward for ten years up to 1991 and had only come across four or five occasions when children suffered heart or respiratory attacks . |
| 21 | The Police Minister Ronni Milo claimed that the police had acted with " great restraint " and had only resorted to live fire when their lives were in " grave danger " . |
| 22 | At Bristol Crown Court Kelly claimed he 'd forgotten the knife was still in his hand and had only meant to punch . |
| 23 | Scott explained the choice of a modern radio magazine format to report on the events of 1944 : they all knew what a modern programme was like , but had only heard extracts from wartime broadcasts . |
| 24 | His sleep had been heavy , but had only lasted about three quarters of an hour . |
| 25 | Remittance Man deserved this change of luck as he has never been out of the frame in his seven previous starts but had only managed one win . |
| 26 | Further , in this particular case , not only had the Controller seen fit to over-rule his Director , but had only permitted a mere four days recuperation period to allow his fallen agent to recover from his injuries . |
| 27 | The State prosector had demanded heavier sentences but the court judged that the two had not carried out their plan but had only discussed it . |