Example sentences of "only [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here at the scene of the crime he only made a preliminary examination . |
| 2 | The tunic only lacked a head and the tops of the shoulders . |
| 3 | I only read a little in the books he gave me , picked up what I could . |
| 4 | In fact , I only became a half decent painter after I got into art college . |
| 5 | It only became a moot point because David was a meal ticket for so many people . |
| 6 | This dog not only became a very good show dog , but also an excellent working dog and great stock getter . |
| 7 | It only became a god in Hellenistic times when it was worshipped under the name ‘ Aion ’ , but that signified a sacred , eternal time which was very different from ordinary time , chronos . |
| 8 | Recording the electrical activity of single brain cells in mammals only became a viable proposition in the 1950s . |
| 9 | In its later stages , the conflict settled around two issues : ( a ) official information , which in modern conditions was of direct political interest to the State ; and ( b ) obscenity , which characteristically only became a major object of legislation in the nineteenth century , with the development of an effective popular market . |
| 10 | Yet Louth-born Wilkinson was a midfield player as a schoolboy and only became a forward by accident . |
| 11 | Her ‘ traditional ’ primary education restricted her and she only became a professional journalist ( Echo February 4 ) . |
| 12 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We went three goals up away from home , ended up scoring five and we only got a share of the points . |
| 14 | I only got a glimpse of them . |
| 15 | I only got a load of balls . |
| 16 | If I only got a second , I would stay in Oxford . |
| 17 | A British embassy official wrote to the Foreign office , " It seems that they only got a fourth-floor berth at the Excelsior … because some Persian industrialist vacated his suite . " |
| 18 | No but they did n't use it for they did n't have a license then , they only got a license after the war you see . |
| 19 | So is the main report true ? only got a few seconds , I 'm sorry . |
| 20 | Well I only got a few responses so the rest of the votes I made up . |
| 21 | He only got a ‘ C ’ for music , but he was the only one in his group of nine to pass at all , which in an odd way is a consolation — & suggests poor teaching . |
| 22 | Every time , well she only got a pass . |
| 23 | She only got a pass . |
| 24 | I kept an ace but I only got a pair of eights with it which was no good . |
| 25 | eh brutal , er brute , er so many er only got a little bit more , eh sort of like you 've got er , I du n no , accent or something or add to it a few words , a few letters I mean , er a more I , a different accent you go to Manchester they said er different accent you go and so different one and to me from the beginning , not now , but from the beginning I was fascinate , I says why do they finish in Italian er ways , or add , you switch and them coins , erm , it still says |
| 26 | You only got a few minutes did n't you ? |
| 27 | I says only got a pink form if you 've got a fixed penalty . |
| 28 | I mean you might decide you wo n't save anything if you only got a pound or you wo n't buy any presents or you wo n't buy any sweets . |
| 29 | Only got a little bit left . |
| 30 | He only got a from a customer . |