Example sentences of "[was/were] only [art] [det] [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were n't allowed to have a we were n't allowed to have a cup of tea in break time no but er we were all on edge you know for fear , if he kicked it it would have scalded his foot and he were , he were only a few inches away from it , and of course he went now what we used to say now nosing around and we should n't have done he had a job to get round because he was |
| 2 | The curtains were only a few inches apart and he pushed them aside so that the room was suddenly filled with light . |
| 3 | Moving was no problem , as the houses were only a few streets apart . |
| 4 | There were only a few weeks now before she went into dry dock . |
| 5 | I am sure our guide had this well planned , because we were only a few steps away from a group of rockhopper penguins ! |
| 6 | In fact , as a result of automation and computerisation , production costs as a percentage of total cost are now considerably lower than they were only a few years ago . |
| 7 | Fred Klepner had been in and out of both Mark 's and Pat Muldoon 's offices , which were only a few yards apart , like an eager beaver . |
| 8 | The gates were only a few yards ahead and I staggered up to them and halted among my groaning comrades . |
| 9 | At Godstowe Priory Dame Frances was only a few minutes away from death . |
| 10 | He was only a few minutes late having been caught in traffic on a motorway . |
| 11 | The cart was only a few feet away but he shrugged his shoulders and headed towards it . |
| 12 | She was only a few feet away from the buffer when a rat darted in front of her , and although she jerked her head back sharply its wet tail brushed against her cheek as it disappeared into a gap between the two lengths of corroded track . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , when Beth was only a few feet away , Matthew raised his head and his eyes met hers . |
| 14 | The creature was only a few metres away now . |
| 15 | The deadline for the surrender of the Securitate secret police was only a few hours ago . |
| 16 | The end of the bedstead was only a few inches away from the drawers , but in her new tiny condition it appeared to be miles . |
| 17 | Grandson Richard 's ear was only a few inches away . |
| 18 | It was only a few years ago that cheques and cash were the only means of payment available . |
| 19 | It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant . |
| 20 | He was only a few miles away but for him it might as well have been a million miles . |
| 21 | Although I was only a few miles away over the river , I missed the London I was getting to know and played games with myself like : if the secret police ordered you to live in the suburbs for the rest of your life , what would you do ? |
| 22 | You can imagine the eager anticipation I felt when following the death of our much loved 16 year old dog , I saw an advertisement quoting ‘ Basset Hounds For Sale ’ and the contact , which could have been anywhere in the UK , was only a few miles away . |
| 23 | However , if the sun were to shrink until it was only a few miles across , the bending would be so great that light leaving the sun would not get away but would be dragged back by the sun 's gravitational field . |
| 24 | It was only a few seconds later , just as she was finishing an easy row of plain knitting , that she heard the tinkle of Faye 's bell , a clamorous , urgent sound that cut across the dreamy mood of the October afternoon . |
| 25 | She 'd got thing in her in her er yeah what 's what it is up she damaged it ooh some years ago and it 's been a bit weak since like , you know but sh it was only a few weeks ago we got some computer big computer , with big discs and she twisted her hand in in pulling one out , you know it 's I do n't how , the fell or something and she went to cash it or whatever and of course we 're riding the motorbike for the like you have to change gear it 's only a small seater , your bike 's open |
| 26 | It seemed as if the Führer was right yet again , and that the end of the Russian campaign was only a few weeks away . |
| 27 | home but it was only a few yards anyway from . |
| 28 | She was only a few yards away . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ I was only a few yards away when the car came round the bend and hit the kerb . |
| 30 | It was bad enough that the anniversary of my David 's death was only a few days away . |