Example sentences of "[noun prp] have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among their other talismans is a little Buddha to which the Buddhist Society of Great Britain have apparently taken exception , although the Cross of Lourdes has only attracted five letters of complaint to the magazine since it first was advertised nine months ago . |
| 2 | But SCAD has only got funding until the summer . |
| 3 | Portugal had only agreed to participate at the last minute , reportedly fearing that the summit would otherwise be geared to increasing the influence of Spain in the region . |
| 4 | ‘ I think , Miss Everett , ’ he cut in before she could tell him that Travis had only called to apologise when he 'd stopped by for his car , ‘ that it might be in your interests not to see him again . ’ |
| 5 | This meant that actions to reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide within Brussels had only limited success in reducing smog levels and the city simply had to wait until the extensive smog bank drifted away or began to be dispersed . |
| 6 | Before this year , Carlie had only received one chance of a retainer and that was from Nicky Henderson back in 1989 . |
| 7 | If Ken had only put his mind to it he might have in the end come up with something even better . |
| 8 | By the end of the year Husayn had only obtained a fraction of the funding he sought . |
| 9 | Rupert Murdoch 's only got eight of the however many channels . |
| 10 | The NHS has only reached the end of the beginning on the quality front . |
| 11 | Mordecai has only carried out instructions . |
| 12 | A day-trip from Phuket had only whetted our appetite and we had left that tourist ghetto by local bus and moved into a hot and grubby Chinese hotel in Phang Nga town . |
| 13 | Lorraine Allard had only had four days ' warning before leaving from Berlin : |
| 14 | The cat , delighted that its ordeal was over , burrowed under the covers like a furry hot-water bottle , and although Mildred had only meant to sit and get warm , within a few minutes her eyelids began to droop , and before long she was fast asleep — so fast asleep that she did not hear the door opening very quietly . |
| 15 | The only mail I get from Czechoslovakia is a junk mail actually , it 's all about some wine club that I never want to belong to , but erm , if Darwin had only opened it , er do n't throw it away , it could be , it could be th it could be the paper from that will save you infinite trouble . |
| 16 | It was I who had introduced Thessy to McIllvanney and who had secured him the job with Cutwater , but Bonefish had only allowed his son into the wide wicked world because of his trust in me . |
| 17 | That site is big business but Sidney 's only got himself to blame . |
| 18 | England have only beaten the Turks 1–0 in their last two clashes and Wright admitted : ‘ The manager has given me another chance , now I 'm desperate to repay that faith . |
| 19 | The Indians in their own habitat are a completely different proposition and it is not surprising that England have only won three of the nine Test series in India . |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest 's new manager Frank Clark is demanding £5m for Keane but says Blackburn have only offered £3.5m . |
| 21 | Moreover , Celtic have only conceded two goals during their most consistent spell of the season . |
| 22 | Consequently , the SIB has only issued the introduction and a summary of conclusions and actions taken . |
| 23 | To date , Duna has only sold MS-DOS-based products . |
| 24 | Technician Billy Marshall has only visited the premises ninety three times this year ! |
| 25 | But the behaviour of Reverend Prentice has only added to his anguish . |
| 26 | The besieger had become the besieged , and Matilda had only escaped because of the gallant rearguard action of her half-brother , Robert , Earl of Gloucester , as they fought their way out of their castle before they were starved out . |
| 27 | Rory had only seen fleeting glimpses of it , but enough to know it was there . |
| 28 | Robert had only laughed . |
| 29 | And just to correct Lindi 's manager who intervened there , Paul Weir HAS only had six pro-fights , not eight . |
| 30 | Still , Anixter has only begun to exploit its potential . |