Example sentences of "[vb past] only be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspector , but anyhow , now when I went on the detective staff I 'd only been on the force just over three years |
| 2 | I met him at a dance held in the Airmen 's Mess ( so romantic ! ) , when I 'd only been at Binbrook three weeks . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd only been at Rangers five minutes when he offered me the use of his villa in Florida . |
| 4 | She 'd only been at school 2 months and she was found to be blind . |
| 5 | first time I ever one , was old Freddie and I 'd , I 'd only been to depot . |
| 6 | But he 'd only been inside the place a few minutes . |
| 7 | And er I remember one one chap he were a bit scared , very much so , and oh dear dear dear , he 'd only been within other bloke , a chap A chap from , what was his name now ? |
| 8 | I 'd only been in Monty 's poky little office for ten minutes and already he had given me two priceless lessons in my future profession — to make sure I dressed properly , and never be afraid to ask the question " Why ? " |
| 9 | He 'd only been in eighteen months , ’ said the Bishop , in the manner of a man who is used to a longer temporal perspective . |
| 10 | She 'd only been in Dane 's company for a matter of days , but he 'd left a mark on her , a mark it could prove impossible to erase . |
| 11 | I was a gunner , I 'd only been in er |
| 12 | Christ , I 'd only been in the hospital for about ten minutes before I snuffed it ! ’ |
| 13 | Glancing at the clock on the wall now , Rory realised to her amazement that he 'd only been in the farmhouse for three hours . |
| 14 | The course would have been incomplete if it had only been about these technical matters , fascinating as they are . |
| 15 | Borg had only been at Meadow Park since late last season , when he was appointed following the dismissal of John Clements . |
| 16 | I mentioned a boy who had only been at school for two terms , a boy who had had a limp , someone he had been friendly with for a time . |
| 17 | It was spotted by William Robertson , then aged 20 , a deaf man who had been educated at the Aberdeen School for the Deaf , and who had only been at sea for one year . |
| 18 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 19 | I had only been at home for about ten days when a friend of mine asked me to join him on a journey to the East Indies . |
| 20 | Eva had only been at Usher a couple of months and was preparing to go to the International College for Officers ( ICO ) in London on a refresher course after her long years overseas . |
| 21 | One of them had only been at Long Lartin for three weeks … |
| 22 | True , he had only been on the periphery , a bit-part player who could usefully be dragooned into secondary roles when a little muscle was required . |
| 23 | That morning she had only been on board a couple of hours before being hauled off by the Customs men . |
| 24 | Rosenthal , who had only been on the field 15 minutes , made Barlow pay in full for his wastefulness yet Liverpool should not have had to wait so long to get their noses in front . |
| 25 | Hitherto NATO 's naval presence in the Mediterranean had only been on an ad hoc basis . |
| 26 | But she had only been on the mountain for two hours , three at the most . |
| 27 | Payton who had only been on the field for six minutes put Celtic further ahead in the 66th minute when he accepted a left wing pass from Collins to shoot low into the net from six yards . |
| 28 | A council spokeswoman said the couple had only been on the waiting list for 11 years . |
| 29 | A council spokeswoman said the couple had only been on the waiting list for 11 years . |
| 30 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |