Example sentences of "that he have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , Burgess was to tell friends that he had only intended to accompany Maclean as far as Prague before returning to London . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Dr. Yeats had replied that he had only followed the practice in Edinburgh hospitals , where cases of venereal disease were isolated . ) |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | On Friday the boss called the boy into his office noticing that he had only felled one tree . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | That he had only looked through Mrs report on the day of his evidence and had taken five or ten minutes on Mrs report . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | His position at the Spanish Embassy , the fact that he has only worked occasionally and as a freelance . |