Example sentences of "[pers pn] only have a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference .
2 I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’
3 I only had a couple .
4 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 .
5 And I only had a bit though , with rice and some bread and some
6 I only had a piss . ’
7 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 ?
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Though I must admit , I only have a bite at lunchtime myself .
11 I appreciate that the outcome will make no difference to my current computer display as I believe I only have a monitor capable of standard VGA display .
12 I only have a pound left and I was paid on Friday and that is because I bought food and very basic toiletries .
13 I only have a moment .
14 I only having a look at it .
15 See , er now , coming to that , holidays , er you only had a week 's holiday , with no pay .
16 that 's two lines as well , I mean if , if you only have a tenner it pays for your afternoon out
17 Perhaps he thinks you only have a motorcycle driving licence !
18 You see , he pay the proper fare , if you only have a single .
19 Travel USA : You need a year to see California So if you only have a fortnight a plan is really essential , John Hiscock says
20 Well I think she only had a girl .
21 She was wearing a dressing-gown , but it was hanging open , and underneath she only had a négligé on , one of those flimsy things , I could see everything .
22 Now I can only remember one thing about it : a passage which refers to the death by starvation of a girl in Paris because she only had a pint of milk and a loaf of bread a day .
23 She prayed that the landlord of the Swan was right and that she only had a mile or two to cover .
24 But towards end when she only , she only had a pound to lose and she paid about six week on run to go to get weighed to tell her she was exactly same weight .
25 she only has a biscuit , sometimes she 'll bring scones or cake or , if she 'd been baking
26 Indeed she only has a place in the religion in relation to him .
27 ‘ Does that mean she only has a birthday every fourth year ? ’
28 We only had a bottle . ’
29 Once you 've created the jobs for people it has given the economies an upturn and I feel it 's rather a shame that the erm the great problems of the of the Germans particularly have put that pressure for high interest rates through the er E R M , through those currencies and one , I think , good thing of Britain 's disaster last year , with with their position in the E R M , is that by lowering interest rates , if we only had a government who wanted to use that opportunity probably , we could train people for for work .
30 If we only had a part for Dustin Hoffman , that would be terrific . ’
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