Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] there [was/were] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , little love , ’ he breathed , and while from his adoring tone she knew herself forgiven , ‘ I — do n't know quite how to tell you this — ’ He paused , but , clearly deciding that there was only one way , he proceeded to completely stagger her when , ‘ It is a fact , my dear , that I did not , and never have , promised an interview to your sister , or to anyone else representing Verity magazine . ’ |
| 2 | He turned to the wall where it should have been hanging but there was only an empty bracket . |
| 3 | In June the same year the Lytham line re-opened with forty electric cars , which was an act of faith , considering that there were only ninety-two houses between South Shore and Ansdell ! |
| 4 | Here he bade me stay , saying that there was only the laboratory overhead , and that he did not wish me to enter there . |
| 5 | There was evidently a lot of preliminary discussion about the scheme among staff in schools , with only 5 per cent saying that there was only little . |
| 6 | After her death , he carried out research showing that there were only two fatal cases in the world , both in the US , directly related to the drug . |
| 7 | I remember trying to think of all the troops who would line up behind me , and realizing that there was only Anne . |