Example sentences of "[pron] only [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only felt a bit off , ’ Forster admitted . |
| 2 | I only spent a tenner all week . |
| 3 | If I only got a second , I would stay in Oxford . |
| 4 | I only got a load of balls . |
| 5 | I only got a glimpse of them . |
| 6 | ‘ But I told ye I only saw a shadow . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference . |
| 8 | I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’ |
| 9 | I only had a couple . |
| 10 | I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up . |
| 11 | And I only had a bit though , with rice and some bread and some |
| 12 | ‘ I only had a piss . ’ |
| 13 | I only had a trim , but the blow dry made it sort of Do you remember when I got that , my hair cut really short ? |
| 14 | I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march . |
| 15 | I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march . |
| 16 | I only caught a bit of it but he said that he turned up for training and was surprised to be called in and told about the deal . |
| 17 | I only caught a glimpse , but it was definitely a mink with a mallard duckling . |
| 18 | I only wanted a shoulder to weep on . |
| 19 | I only wanted a couple of laps up round there |
| 20 | I only stayed a couple of days and then I ran away to London . |
| 21 | But I only threw a stone |
| 22 | " I only sneezed a couple of times … but you know what mother is like , " Patrick said defensively . |
| 23 | With my new kidney scar , I only needed a hernia to link them up . |
| 24 | If you take these for a very long time you get a beard and a deep voice , but as I only needed a month 's supply I escaped such horrors . |
| 25 | ‘ Well Else read out this bit from a book by Billy Graham , The Secret of 'Appiness it 's called , where 'e says that a man told 'im 'e only took a bath once a week , and Billy Graham told 'im there was something wrong with 'is purity of heart . ’ |
| 26 | Although by 1989 the height of the economic crisis had passed , the structural effects of the war and the US embargo left Nicaragua with severe internal shortages , drastically reduced production levels and exports which only covered a quarter of the import bill . |
| 27 | And that , I I was , my hus , during the time mother was ill , my husband took ill , now this is where authorities do n't give you any back up , instead of sending him to hospital which was fifteen minutes by bus , I could have visited him every day they sent him to the other side of the county which only allowed a visit once a week , and meant I had to leave at twelve o'clock and get home at six ! |
| 28 | I mean you might decide you wo n't save anything if you only got a pound or you wo n't buy any presents or you wo n't buy any sweets . |
| 29 | See , er now , coming to that , holidays , er you only had a week 's holiday , with no pay . |
| 30 | Now you only used a pen to sign your name — a role for which the elegant , smooth script of the fountain pen was admirably suited . |