Example sentences of "have only just [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also enables management to anticipate both beneficial and adverse trends before the event or take evasive action when the evidence of an emerging problem has only just presented itself . |
| 2 | My son has only just reached his majority , and I understand he is in no immediate financial need . |
| 3 | Although the idea of WCY is over a year old and the year is now a month old , Britain has only just announced its six-man committee to represent the country 's interests . |
| 4 | We have been considering the problem for some time — — unlike the right hon. Gentleman , who has only just discovered it . |
| 5 | The attack happened 2 weeks ago , but the victim was so distressed she has only just reported it to the police . |
| 6 | He 'd spoken so quietly , his face against the top of her head , that she 'd only just heard his words . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps it was a sign that she 'd only just realized she 'd done something wrong with her life . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I think he 'd only just realised himself . |
| 9 | Lucenzo looked up as if he 'd only just realised she 'd slipped away , and seemed taken aback when he saw her . |
| 10 | It was as if I 'd only just found him , except that now I 'd start to wail like a baby if someone so much as knocked my little finger . |
| 11 | Well , they came by in their lorry when we 'd only just started you see , of course great ’ ooh hahhhh ’ with their when we 're treading in , and erm trouble was , we were still doing when the came along and they yelled out ’ you prisoner , we free ! ’ |
| 12 | The first May I fell out my garden and put my elbow out , this , this , this one right out which makes it awkward for me to use now , you know , I , I put that right out and therefore erm I had to go at , up to hospital and put that right and the follow the following , the following May my bed caught alight with electric blanket and that blazed all up , had my , had my bed all alight my double bed , the electric blanket and I 'd only just had it serviced and that went , that was the second May and the third May we were going on an outing me and erm Arthur that was lodging with me and he , we got out of the taxi at Parndon and it , he just collapsed and died at me feet so that 's the , that was the end of that and I 've been living here you know , since he went , and erm I used to be able to get anywhere with one stick cos I had arthritis in this right hip you see , I could get anywhere with one stick in the taxi , or anywhere and I went to my son 's , er which is now coming , I 've been here about twelve years in this bungalow , er eight years erm , eight years ago in No this November gone , I went down to my son 's , it was rather slippery and he took me down in the car and I , as I got out erm the car I said to him mind it 's very slippery , he said I wo n't let you fall mother he said , so I went in , but as I came out with one stick he still had n't got anything down , you know , if it had been a , a sort of erm sand or something down I would n't of slipped and I got half way in his car and out I fell and caught this left hip on the step , on the step and I dislocated my hip and it 's right out of the socket like that , it should be , and I ca n't have it put back because I 've had several coronaries in my life time and I can not have it put back you see |
| 13 | and I mean I then I 'd only just had my operation an and to actually drive for longer than about twenty minute journeys was killing so |
| 14 | Well I 'd only just brought it in the kitchen actually . |
| 15 | And I had Avenger estate , and I done the same with that and I got away with it for ages and I what you want a do , I know what you wan na do he erm , I mean that 's that 's really sort of pushing it over the top but he got a great big sheet of polythene , he went down to ready mix and had a load of ready mix in the back of this Avenger estate , brand new he 'd only just got it ! |
| 16 | I remembered Sopworth saying how the cat had no sense of territory , how he 'd only just caught it the first time it escaped , racing north along the A2 . |
| 17 | After two years of going to Kenya I 've only just realised what it is you 're supposed to do — walk ! |
| 18 | It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is … |
| 19 | I 'm in love with Gillie , I 've only just realised it . |
| 20 | Oh , yes , I 've only just said it . |
| 21 | ‘ You 've only just made it before the final melt . ’ |
| 22 | You had no right to be ashamed of me , and I knew that all along , remember , even if you 've only just discovered it , so I did n't see why I should pander to your wish to keep our affair a secret , ’ she confessed defiantly . |
| 23 | Oh , no I 'll let you listen to it later , I ca n't be bo I 've only just played it and I 'm recording at the moment so , I 'll let you listen to it in a while . |
| 24 | ‘ You see , we 've only just eaten our lessons for today , and it 's made us feel rather sick . ’ |
| 25 | This is in today 's edition , I 've only just seen it . ’ |
| 26 | Sorry I ca n't really sort of say I must admit I could n't really see why they should be like that really cos I mean it is a bit puzzling cos if they 've only just done anything , they 've only been tampering with this finger so |
| 27 | So , I put it on the other way round this morning and he hates it , I 've only just done it |
| 28 | ‘ I 've only just reached my decision , ’ Adam said softly . |
| 29 | ‘ We 've only just dug them out , Bodie . ’ |
| 30 | Mum looked pleadingly at him but not a word was said between any of us until he was opening the door to leave and Dad said , ‘ Bloody good riddance , an' do n't bang the door when you go , I 've only just mended it . ’ |