Example sentences of "[adv] got a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But we 've only got a small supply remember .
2 We 've only got a small Oxford one .
3 I 've only got a five
4 I mean , I 've only got a five pound note .
5 Donald Michie 's idea of the ‘ human window ’ , the vital importance of making machines comprehensible to human beings , only got a passing reference , while pride of place was given to Ed Fredkin 's musing about computers of the future which will think about ‘ weighty problems we simply ca n't understand ’ .
6 ‘ I 've — I 've only got a hundred pounds in traveller 's cheques .
7 No wonder I 've only got a four !
8 But one must recognize that whatever system one puts in has only got a limited life before it becomes irrelevant , and if the payment is for achievement it must do just that .
9 Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply !
10 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
11 ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said .
12 I 've only got a thousand Sainsburys to do and we 'll be all done by
13 But we 've only got a ti now we 've only got a tiny little lawn
14 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
15 ‘ I 've only got a second hand on my watch .
16 ‘ I 've only got a no-hoper left , ’ Sam complained .
17 I 've only got a two-person pod . ’
18 In the afternoon we all packed — and had a laff at Paul Weller who 's only got a crap Adidas bag and Peter Hooton who keeps his stuff in a stupid black plimsoll bag — and got the buzz .
19 ‘ Not to worry , she 's only got a short sentence , she 'll be out soon ’ : that 's what people were saying .
20 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 .
21 If you only get a few ideas , you 've only got a few things to look at .
22 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 ?
23 You 've got to pay attention to what you 're doing because you 've only got a few laps . ’
24 I 've only got a few books on differentiating .
25 Well I have only got a few courts ,
26 I 've only got a Seven-and-a-half .
27 ‘ I 've only got a poste-restante address myself , ’ said Flavia .
28 A third 's only got a three in but the third is bigger .
29 It 's , it 's only got a three inch disk drive on it .
30 Oh it 's water we can drink , I 've only got a coloured
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