Example sentences of "he 'd only [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | There was a momentary hesitation before he explained that he 'd only just got to the room , he 'd felt too disturbed by the shamanistic experience to sleep and had sat in the hospitality suite reading . |
2 | He 'd only just got right from flu . |
3 | I remembered Sopworth saying how the cat had no sense of territory , how he 'd only just caught it the first time it escaped , racing north along the A2 . |
4 | He 'd only just retired , and they 'd built a beautiful bungalow . ’ |
5 | ‘ Yes , I think he 'd only just realised himself . |
6 | Lucenzo looked up as if he 'd only just realised she 'd slipped away , and seemed taken aback when he saw her . |
7 | So my father did n't know what to do , because he 'd only just started on his own , so he was tight for money as well was n't he . |
8 | And I had Avenger estate , and I done the same with that and I got away with it for ages and I what you want a do , I know what you wan na do he erm , I mean that 's that 's really sort of pushing it over the top but he got a great big sheet of polythene , he went down to ready mix and had a load of ready mix in the back of this Avenger estate , brand new he 'd only just got it ! |
9 | Ten minutes later , he was standing as a customer in another shop , the kind of shop that he 'd only previously ever visited in a raid . |
10 | He 'd been so disinterested in her progress during six years of primary school that he 'd only ever visited the school once . |
11 | He 'd only ever taken Johnnie camping before , and had no idea how she would take to it . |
12 | Even though objectively , he had all the strength on his side , and if he 'd only stubbornly insisted , the allies would have had to accept the fourteen points , because there was no way that they just did n't have any erm , any clout really when when finally settled in peace . |