Example sentences of "only [vb pp] a few [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Only installed a few weeks back . |
| 2 | They had only met a few days ago . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | He had only walked a few yards when he noticed an elderly lady approaching him in a somewhat hesitant manner . |
| 5 | We had only gone a few steps when a voice called out from across the street . |
| 6 | They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle . |