Example sentences of "[pron] [be] only [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I phone Yvonne and William 's house but there 's only William 's voice on the answer-machine . |
| 2 | How could he say that there was only God 's insistence , even though He abided by no rules Himself , that His strictures should be discovered and obeyed ? |
| 3 | I HAVE been engaged twice before , but they were only kid 's stuff as I was 17 and 19 at the time . |
| 4 | Oh no you know she 's gon na sort of , sort of suus , so erm , I said oh it 's alright it 's only Eve 's house keeper , and I got back on the phone I said no I 'm every sorry to leave you hanging on I said no I do n't know where she is , I have n't seen her all morning , I have n't seen her at all , and er I said bye then , she said what 's the matter with you she said , I said what do you mean what 's the matter with me , she said oh , why you talking funny ? |
| 5 | But was n't that cos er it was only Turkey 's revolt though ? |
| 6 | It was only Shortreed 's family connections with the Elliots which guaranteed a friendly reception . |
| 7 | I mean it was only Margaret 's sister , you see Margaret came from a large family , so there was always |
| 8 | In 1305 it was only Edward 's intervention which prevented him being appointed a justice in Scotland . |
| 9 | Anselm arrived too late to make similar terms for the Church before the king 's coronation ; but Henry 's position was still extremely insecure , and it was only Anselm 's support which tipped the balance in his favour . |