Example sentences of "[noun sg] have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | H. raised his special grievance , but his complaint published in the Sunday Express has only added to the completeness of his downfall … |
| 2 | The museum part has only cost FFr150 million and the rest was for the library ’ . |
| 3 | In general , accounting and economic literature has only begun to do this relatively recently . |
| 4 | The upheaval in British banking has only started . |
| 5 | The Training Department of the Ministry of Labour has only organized three courses for women in the last decade and , as one study concludes , " there is little interest in job training schemes for women " . |
| 6 | While different interpretations may be offered of these low correlations , the fact remains that the ITPA has only limited empirical support for its validity . |
| 7 | Either will do , but the present confusion has only added to uncertainty in the financial markets . |
| 8 | Research has only scratched the surface of the paranormal and supernatural phenomena , so we are left with odd cases of happenings that just materialise when least expected . |
| 9 | Hitherto , the coalition had only had a one-seat majority in the Parliament as a whole and was actually in a minority in the lower house . |
| 10 | Even my wharped mind had only got as far as thinking . |
| 11 | The murder had only occurred ten minutes before , but the old man already saw himself in the role of vital witness , and was polishing the phrases in a story which he would tell many times . |
| 12 | Mr Luck said that the Mail on Sunday 's critic had only seen a rehearsal for the play . |
| 13 | The report added that the study had only considered 35-64 year-olds , and that " the estimated effect would increase dramatically if older age groups were included in the analysis " . |
| 14 | In 1801 students enrolled in schools of all kinds numbered no more than one in a thousand , and by Nicholas 's death this figure had only risen to six . |
| 15 | Waldheim , a former UN Secretary-General , had been banned from entering the United States , and during his term as President had only paid visits to various Islamic countries ( including Iraq and Iran — see pp. 37759 ; 38309 ) and to the Vatican . |
| 16 | Dave Bassett 's side have only had one penalty in 90 games in the last two seasons . |
| 17 | To date , the Board has had three meetings , while the Committee has only met once , so that it is still too early to be sure how it will operate . |
| 18 | A Mr. Gary Indiana , for example , suggests that ‘ Ray himself chose a career in art , pestering Wegman whenever the latter tried to work , running in front of the camera at every opportunity , and ultimately getting his idea across to his owner ’ , and adds that ‘ Wegman 's work has only approached real genius in collaboration with Man Ray ’ . |
| 19 | But the cat has only had one main task throughout its long history of domestication and that is vermin-killing . |
| 20 | And Charles 's stubborn attitude has only made matters worse . |
| 21 | ‘ The county council has only limited insurance for its schools simply because of the enormous premiums which would be required to provide comprehensive cover , ’ he said . |
| 22 | In actual fact , the County Council has only provided the Heyford site to date . |
| 23 | The classic case is steel , where sterling 's fall has only compensated for the 20% fall in steel prices so far this year . |
| 24 | The Bazaar totally exceeded all expectations , and was a rousing success , raising in excess of £6,000 when the Building Committee had only dared to hope to raise at the most optimistic a sum of £5,000 . |
| 25 | Finding the bodies in the gas station forecourt had only served to convince him his way would be best for everyone — as well as making the world a safer place . |
| 26 | She 'd tacked a few scraps of old cotton into a baby-gown too and sent it round next door for the new Rattrie baby , born very inconveniently , as it turned out , the day after the funeral , her fit of generosity entirely misplaced , since the child had only lived a few hours and the gown — upon which Odette had worked a few hasty stitches of embroidery — had ended up in the pawnshop — Cara had seen it herself in the window — to help pay , she supposed , for yet another infantile disposal . |
| 27 | When his trial opened on May 26 he had been charged with complicity in genocide , and the presiding judge had only substituted the lesser charge of instigating murder at the moment of reaching a verdict . |
| 28 | The Institute had only had three weeks to produce all documents and the plan for practical embalming for the NVQ Committee , and the three members concerned had completed the task within that three weeks . |
| 29 | motorist admits to not seeing boy who came from opposite pavement but accepted that motorist had only limited opportunity for seeing him . |
| 30 | ‘ Boy 's only got what he 's standing up in . ’ |