Example sentences of "they have only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see they , they 've only got so long on this site with that van |
| 2 | A word gets around the famine is over and after the tragic experience of loosing her family , her three men in her life , her husband and her sons , nobody starts to consider the situation again , she 's alone now in a foreign , a strange land , surely the only sensible thing for her to do would be to return to her own people in Bethlehem , they say news comes through that they 've been a succession of good harvest , well of course there was gon na be good harvest , god had n't forsaken his people , although they had sinned , although they had done what was wrong , he had n't forsaken them , gods not in the business for forsaken people , he 's long suffering , he is faithful , he keeps his covenant from one generation to another that he had n't forgotten the people in Bethlehem and he had sent them through and he had provided good harvests those who had remained in Bethlehem during the famine , they 'd only suffered for a short time , perhaps enough time to bring them to their senses , to bring them back to god , now the suffering was forgotten as they revelled in a plentiful supplying in abundant harvests Naomi on the other hand she knows want now , she 's suffering bereavement , she 's suffering poverty , she 's suffering remorse , there 's nothing for her in Noad , there 's no rest , no joy , no provision , nothing that could meet her needs what a pity she had wasted there those ten wasted those ten years , ten long wasted years in her life now she comes to a decision whatever the cost and there is a cost , she 's gon na have to eat humble pie , how are they gon na receive her when she goes back but she comes to that decision that no matter what it costs her , she will go back to the place that was chosen for her by god , her inheritance of him It always to our cost when we under value our inheritance , do you remember the story of Jacob and Aesop and how Aesop despised his birth right , the inheritance that was his , and Illuminarc and Naomi had done the same , and you and I can do it so easily , leaving , forgetting , not entering in to the inheritance that is ours in Christ , we do it to our own costs , and so she goes through that I 'm gon na go back , I 'm gon na take up my inheritance , I 'm going back home . |
| 3 | Today they 'd only increased that to forty-six per cent . |
| 4 | You mean to say er i , they 'd only lived in Bournemouth do n't you ? |
| 5 | Indeed did n't some of those unfortunate Micks you buggers kept framing get done for handling gelignite when they 'd only played cards or struck matches or something ? ’ |
| 6 | They 'd only sold the land , had n't they ? |
| 7 | The thing is Danny is that they said they 'd only bought the thing in July . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , they investigated , and apparently it was quite easy , because it was a very distinctive typeface , which they 'd only used on one machine . |
| 9 | They 'd only got one . |
| 10 | They 'd only paid fifty five quid . |
| 11 | They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle . |
| 12 | Women currently aged 45 to 59 said they 'd only had 2.6 lovers , while men the same age boasted of 13.6 girlfriends . |
| 13 | Despite having been in touch with many agencies , they 'd only had five applicants so far — four of whom had been absolutely hopeless . |
| 14 | They 'd only had the boat 18 months . |
| 15 | Leicester have the better record over recent weeks ; they 've only lost two at home this season . |
| 16 | They 've only lost 3 at home , but Derby , Luton and Brentford have won there this season . |
| 17 | on form Swindon are top dogs … they 've only lost one game in two months … but Derby have the power to beat anyone … |
| 18 | They 've only lost once in the last 16 years . |
| 19 | MARK LAWRENSON : ‘ I think the thing you have to say Richard , they 've only played eight games . |
| 20 | Their sales contract was invalid and they 've only made 84 of the 400 guns ordered . |
| 21 | ‘ They have always said they will care for Jennifer completely , and until now they 've only allowed me to stand in for them , but it 's taking its toll . |
| 22 | So far they 've only recived one such call , and it was of little use . |
| 23 | Away from home , they 've only won 3 out of 14 . |
| 24 | ‘ They 're a good twenty years younger , and they 've only known them a year or two . |
| 25 | they they 've only had the taster because I sent home the erm a map of of D O S , D E S whatever I 'm supposed to call it now . |
| 26 | They 've only had my fruit cup . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ P'raps they 've only had twelve weeks ’ trainin' as well , ’ said Tommy , hopefully . |
| 28 | who got babe , they 've only had car a month |
| 29 | Well , they 've had , they 've only had you must of been better or Miss Johnson would of said you could n't go to the public |
| 30 | No , I should think so , I should think it 's just , that there probably sold those ones , they 've only had certain colours of the range in . |