Example sentences of "[conj] he have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he had only met her briefly , he did not want to meet any more girls . |
| 2 | Although he had only caught a glimpse of her blonde head above the milling crowds on the platform , he had n't even briefly mistaken her for a German or Scandinavian . |
| 3 | Later , Burgess was to tell friends that he had only intended to accompany Maclean as far as Prague before returning to London . |
| 4 | Back in Argentina , Don Masson had been called in front of a hurriedly convened SFA meeting , where he changed his story , admitting that he had only said he had taken the drugs as an act of loyalty to his friend and roommate . |
| 5 | Dr. Yeats had replied that he had only followed the practice in Edinburgh hospitals , where cases of venereal disease were isolated . ) |
| 6 | Robert Cecil evidently rebuffed Sir Arthur Gorges when the latter sent him a present in 1603 , for Gorges wrote in a hurt tone that he had only followed ‘ the common custom and usual compliment of the time ’ . |
| 7 | He wrote to Law to protest when he was offered only an under secretaryship. pointing out that he had only accepted the Chairmanship because of the offer of a cabinet post . |
| 8 | He wound up his reply to the delegation by saying that he had only put the £30,000 for the foundations into the estimates for the present session and would ask Scott for elevations in a different style . |
| 9 | Christina wanted to remind him that he had only helped with the backing and that the real work had been done by Stephen and her , but she kept quiet and instead watched Jean Reece-Carlton as she turned away from a gloating Robert in disgust , muttering something under her breath . |
| 10 | On Friday the boss called the boy into his office noticing that he had only felled one tree . |
| 11 | Mr said that when child B eventually gave his account of what had happened he claimed that he had only thrown small stones at James and had deliberately tried to miss . |
| 12 | That he had only looked through Mrs report on the day of his evidence and had taken five or ten minutes on Mrs report . |
| 13 | He says that he 's only had two letters of objection and adds that he wonders how long he has to carry on to prove to some people that the crematorium is not an environmental hazard . |
| 14 | I would n't single him out , I would just say he 's not a strong teacher for the reason that he 's only got part of it under his belt properly yet . |
| 15 | Another point Chris would like to stress is that he has only tested his herbal remedies on tropical community fish ( which are mainly acid-loving ) and pondfish — he does n't know how more specialised hard water fish , such as Mbuna , which come from areas with virtually no plants , would react . |
| 16 | His position at the Spanish Embassy , the fact that he has only worked occasionally and as a freelance . |
| 17 | It was 6.30 am when he set off and he had only travelled five minutes from his home when the accident happened . |
| 18 | He came from the gutter , the child of a whore , and he had only escaped the gallows by taking the King 's shilling and enlisting as a private in the 33rd Regiment of Foot . |
| 19 | Manners , defending his actions , said that the Select Committee left it to the executive Government to select the style and the architects , and he had only acted accordingly . |
| 20 | The Captain did n't even know his name since the fight had happened in another part of the city and he had only read about it in the papers . |
| 21 | Ford had been appointed to the battalion in the dying weeks of the last war , and he had only experienced a few skirmishes , yet now he must lead the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers against the Emperor 's field army , a realization that naturally occasioned Ford constant trepidation . |
| 22 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
| 23 | One week he he broke the record , he pulled f He brought brought forty tubs down and then the following week he got killed and he 'd only got seven on . |
| 24 | He might not love Didi , but he intended to marry her as soon as he had the ring , and he 'd only persuaded her to return to New York to facilitate matters and save a possible clash … |
| 25 | The trap had been beautifully set , and he 'd only avoided it because thanks to Bartocci 's machinations he 'd already fallen into another one . |
| 26 | And he 's only got to see her ’ — he thrust his head back — ‘ and it 'll be mother and daughter . |
| 27 | Kelly 's clumsy handling of the affair has done immense damage to the authority of his own office and he has only succeeded in attracting more attention to the ineptitude with which football is run . |
| 28 | He knew if he had only played ball , she would have been more than pleased to accommodate him , as she probably thought of it , when his attentions were not engaged elsewhere . |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't ever , ’ and Donald took another breath , through his mouth this time , as if he 'd only surfaced for a moment , ‘ do n't EVER eat my beans again . ’ |
| 30 | So if he 'd only got it recently , it would n't have been found . |