Example sentences of "[vb base] only [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've only seen a small part of the hospital wing , ’ Fairham observed . |
| 2 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
| 3 | Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply ! |
| 4 | Okay , well now , what I would like you to do please er because we 've only got a limited amount of time , er incidentally some of you still have n't divide collecting er a small group going with Peter I |
| 5 | I 've only got a two-person pod . ’ |
| 6 | I 've only got a thousand Sainsburys to do and we 'll be all done by |
| 7 | I mean , I 've only got a five pound note . |
| 8 | We 've only got a small Oxford one . |
| 9 | But we 've only got a small supply remember . |
| 10 | That 's what annoys me with erm these big company 's you know , opening on Sunday 's really , because er , you can only get the money , I mean they 've only got a certain amount |
| 11 | ‘ I 've — I 've only got a hundred pounds in traveller 's cheques . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've only got a second hand on my watch . |
| 13 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
| 14 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
| 15 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
| 16 | No it 's alright I do n't care I 've only got a little mouth . |
| 17 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |
| 18 | Erm , now what that means is , if you ca n't answer the question and you 've only got a few lines down then sort of trying t w blur it a little bit and make it waffly so that there 's something we can point to and say that you 've written something , right ? |
| 19 | If you only get a few ideas , you 've only got a few things to look at . |
| 20 | I 've only got a few books on differentiating . |
| 21 | You 've got to pay attention to what you 're doing because you 've only got a few laps . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've only got a poste-restante address myself , ’ said Flavia . |
| 23 | But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . |
| 24 | The inability to convey accurate figures limits the use of pictograms except where we wish only to provide a general impression of a set of figures and where detail is not important . |
| 25 | Fear not , for excellent runners are once more in abundance and arms , should they be feeling the angle , need only last a few layaway moves to gain larger holds in the base of the slim upper groove . |
| 26 | They need only announce a general aim of improving efficiency or international competitiveness and their case is virtually made for them . |
| 27 | Sweden , who beat England last month , need only avoid a heavy defeat in Poland a fortnight today to head the group and qualify for the final stages . |
| 28 | Volunteers need only provide a few hours of their time a week to be trained as a tutor . |
| 29 | Most of these people have only seen a second half since the police closed the Oval club . |
| 30 | Traditionally archives such as the PRO have only selected a small proportion of the records produced in departments for permanent preservation . |