Example sentences of "have only just [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strongly independent all his life , John Granger did n't let blindness change his lifestyle , and although now in his nineties has only just moved into a sheltered flat in Oxford . |
| 2 | BRITAIN 'S ‘ greenest ’ car is the Subaru Vivio 660cc which has only just gone on sale . |
| 3 | Although the speed of the computer does not allow animation comparable to that which can be produced on film , there is no doubt that this facility , which has only just begun to be explored , can give real power to the teacher . |
| 4 | For example , Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous has only just begun in the UK whereas Alcoholics Anonymous has been in the UK for over forty years . |
| 5 | Anthea has only just stepped into Yvette 's shoes but has already made pals with the other presenters and , course , Bonnie the dog . |
| 6 | The hon. Member for Southampton , Test ( Mr. Hill ) has only just ambled into the Chamber . |
| 7 | The Christmas Eve assault has only just come to light because the 13-year-old victim was too terrified to report it earlier . |
| 8 | This bloke here has only just come about fifteen miles up the road . |
| 9 | Townsend , who has only just returned to Premiership action for new club Aston Villa , said : ‘ It has been a slight worry but I 'm in no pain and after today 's training I know I 'll definitely play . ’ |
| 10 | Miss Driver , 22 , has appeared in the television series Lovejoy , House of Eliott , Casualty and Kinsey , and has only just returned from Budapest — filming a Maigret adventure . |
| 11 | But the Scot has only just recovered from a mystery virus and insists he needs to be involved for some 10 matches before he is back to his best . |
| 12 | Seventh in the English Schools final last year , the 17-year-old Morpeth Harrier has only just recovered from a dislocated hip . |
| 13 | The election campaign has only just got under way , and Mr Le Pen may yet reclaim the limelight . |
| 14 | The municipal-bond market has only just got over the jolt it received from federal tax changes in 1986 that removed tax breaks for some large buyers of new issues , notably banks and insurance companies . |
| 15 | we 'll walk down the road at the back and we 'd only just turned round the corner from the Claremont and we found this restaurant and it was , it was an absolutely brilliant chef , really nice restaurant , really high quality and it was was quite reasonable price , it was n't cheap . |
| 16 | And she 'd only just gone to the end of the road to phone Ken was working away . |
| 17 | So my father did n't know what to do , because he 'd only just started on his own , so he was tight for money as well was n't he . |
| 18 | There was a momentary hesitation before he explained that he 'd only just got to the room , he 'd felt too disturbed by the shamanistic experience to sleep and had sat in the hospitality suite reading . |
| 19 | In a 3- or 4-year programme of studies , and with the broadening elements occupying a minority of time and probably concentrated towards the latter half , graduates will have only just begun on this voyage of critical reflection . |
| 20 | er the building er effectively would have only just commenced at that stage |
| 21 | After all , they reasoned , if this was 2.30 in Glasgow , they would have only just got to a club , ready for a full night 's dancing and drinking till the almost daylight hour of 5.30am . |
| 22 | To confirm his fears , when we had been driving out of Tangier docks late at night , having only just arrived on African soil , a group of men had tried to stop us . |
| 23 | She phoned to say that , having only just returned from Chester , it would be around nine before she could get over with it , and would that be all right ? |
| 24 | We 've only just flipped off the radio when two tons of suede appear round the side of the building . |
| 25 | I 've only just read about this old caddie you found murdered . |
| 26 | I nodded and he continued , ‘ You 've only just arrived on the island . |
| 27 | no , no , I 've only just got onto |
| 28 | ‘ But I 've only just got off the plane , ’ insisted Crawford . |
| 29 | Ah Christ I 've only just got in mama ! |
| 30 | Hiya yeah yeah oh yeah I 've just been down to oh we 've only just got in |