Example sentences of "he [vb past] only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From a three-hour flight , at the outside , when he 'd only flown from London to Helsinki on the last lap ? |
| 2 | He 'd only played a couple of games for 'em by then . |
| 3 | H. P. If your face did n't fit , they could get rid of you within twelve months.There was this bobby , a big chap over six feet , very dour , from the Hebrides — he 'd only seen sheep . |
| 4 | He 'd only made two twists when he stopped , listening . |
| 5 | Well , he 'd only scored 2 goals in 2 years before the Ford fiesta at Cambridge last weekend . |
| 6 | He 'd only sustained minor injuries and the drummer had patched him up and given him a pair of free tickets for an anniversary concert in Tierra del Fuego . |
| 7 | But todsay Cranog Jones told the court he 'd only gone into the garage to de-tune her car after they 'd had an argument . |
| 8 | He looked into Gorelli 's face , the face he 'd never seen , the face he 'd only heard , and so many years ago . |
| 9 | It was a moment before Carson was able to place the researcher 's voice — after all , he 'd only heard it once before but he said , ‘ Yes , I 'm alone . |
| 10 | So I could n't I could n't charge him twenty cos he 'd only charged me he 'd only charged me twenty so I had to sell him back to him for a tenner you know . |
| 11 | So I could n't I could n't charge him twenty cos he 'd only charged me he 'd only charged me twenty so I had to sell him back to him for a tenner you know . |
| 12 | His life was a million miles away from ours , his past revered , his future assured , the son of a doctor and the father of one , and when it came to ‘ caring ’ he 'd only touched the surface . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't ever , ’ and Donald took another breath , through his mouth this time , as if he 'd only surfaced for a moment , ‘ do n't EVER eat my beans again . ’ |
| 14 | He 'd only said that to get him out of Mrs Wright 's house . |
| 15 | He 'd only met Bogie and I — over in the pub , the Dirty Duck , for about half an hour when he insisted on taking me round to Shakespeare 's birthplace . |
| 16 | Mr said he did n't have the heart to tell them how , you might think it 's good value but he did n't when he 'd only paid fifteen pounds fifty a ticket . |
| 17 | He could n't understand this exuberant friendliness in a boy he 'd only had a glimpse of twice . |
| 18 | And I think he 'd only had one . |
| 19 | If he 'd only told them he 'd just had a baby , things might have been different . |
| 20 | He might not love Didi , but he intended to marry her as soon as he had the ring , and he 'd only persuaded her to return to New York to facilitate matters and save a possible clash … |
| 21 | He 'd only got to be told by Charlie that he 'd be leaving the High Street by the bridge and walking along the local river . ’ |
| 22 | One week he he broke the record , he pulled f He brought brought forty tubs down and then the following week he got killed and he 'd only got seven on . |
| 23 | And er he 'd only got to sort of look at you and er that was it . |
| 24 | He 'd only got pages 1 to 8 , and the corresponding ones at the back . |
| 25 | So if he 'd only got it recently , it would n't have been found . |
| 26 | Publicity for homelessness was part of the business and I know one lad said he 'd only got two pounds of sponsorship and er I thought well you 've you 've done rather well to get two quid . |
| 27 | Of course he 'd always been enchanted , but , before , it had been too deep in his mind to be fully felt ; he 'd only known there was something that kept him empty inside , stopped him from being a proper person . |
| 28 | He 'd only agreed to go because Lily told him it was a musical and had walked out the moment Bernadette started sinking to her knees in the fields . |
| 29 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
| 30 | He said he 'd only meant to frighten the victim , not kill him . |