Example sentences of "[vb past] only [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holly had talked with the old man and realized only later that when he spoke all those who were within earshot had listened and tried to learn about him from his words . |
| 2 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Decided to give up vomiting ; binged three times 2–3 Noticed that when stressed by children she turned to food and binged 4–5 Binged only once each week 6–7 Returned home and observed how she wanted to please her parents 8–9 On holiday , eating three meals a day — discovered she did not put on weight . |
| 3 | Throughout , exports met only about half of their cost . |
| 4 | Oxford Crown court heard that the 4 year old girl who weighed only as much as a toddler half her age was found covered in bruises and under nourished . |
| 5 | Product wages probably accelerated only about half as much in the largest firms as in the smallest , thus facilitating the expansion of the former as the latter were knocked out . |
| 6 | He provoked only slightly more suspicion with phone calls in his broad Belfast accent , asking for any old intelligence information , codes , ciphers , bugs , they might happen to have lying around . |
| 7 | When Thomas De Quincey visited Poole in 1807 , he found a ‘ stout plain-looking farmer ’ , and discovered only later that beyond the plain exterior , the proudly-maintained West Country accent , and the abrupt manner was a man of wide culture and fervently liberal viewpoint , and one who , like Coleridge himself , possessed a remarkable capacity for making friends . |
| 8 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ she said grimly , only too aware that her white face showed that it mattered only too much . |
| 9 | It took only slightly less time for her to remember there were no pillows in the sleeping-bag . |
| 10 | But his unkindest cut at Elizabeth was to call her heartless ; she had only too much heart for her comfort . |
| 11 | But the essence remains the same : a Chief Leader has his team of leaders ; the young explorers are divided into 12-strong ‘ fires ’ — a notion of Murray Levick 's , who said he wanted only as many people as could decently sit round a campfire . |
| 12 | Jackie retired only once that year because of his engine and won six races , just as he had in his previous championship in 1969 . |