Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [pron] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've only seen it from a great distance . |
| 3 | She was a walking weapon already , but Seth had only made her into a rough flint axe . |
| 4 | Erm but they er have only done it on a localized basis . |
| 5 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 6 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 7 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 8 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |