Example sentences of "'ve only been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've only been asleep a few hours . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ They 've only been married 15 days . |
| 3 | I 've only been awake three minutes . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Out of doors is the best place for Brownies , really , but we 've only been able to be out of doors so much because of this hot summer . |
| 5 | People in my trade are supposed to be able to help , but I 've only been able to come up with the old platitude : ‘ Do n't buy a £500 car from a dealer because you 'll only get £100 worth of vehicle — the rest will be profit . ’ |
| 6 | You 've only been able to get through the last four years by not thinking about it . |
| 7 | And they have a bill , an bill of two hundred and fifty four pounds for the lighting , erm they think it 's an important community opportunity to have good entertainment on their doorstep , and they 've only been able to balance their proposed production this year , by putting up the price by fifty pence . |
| 8 | In past years erm in the British Isles especially with the British Met Office , we 've only been able really to study part of the atmosphere over the northern hemisphere . |
| 9 | I 've only been ill once — in 1969 with 24-hour ‘ flu — so visiting surgeries is a novel experience ( which is palling fast ) . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've only been ill since Saturday evening and of course yesterday was Sunday and most people stay in bed anyway then . ’ |
| 11 | I 've only been operational for four months and yet already people are beginning to seek me out . |