Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pron] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only met you a half hour ago and I love you like one of my own . ’ |
| 2 | Clear skies allowed us to witness , once again , sensational scenery ; the worst storm of the summer only caught us a few hours away from Sasoma . |
| 3 | It only took us a few seconds to realize the mistake but by then twenty-eight kids and three of the missionaries were either dead or dying . |
| 4 | O' course , I only knew him a few years after he got married . |
| 5 | I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no-man 's land half the time doing bugger all . |
| 6 | She only had one a few weeks a go as well . |
| 7 | just told me a few minutes ago ! |
| 8 | That just gave him the more confidence . ’ |
| 9 | They also did it a few years ago with their then hottest act , Alexander O'Neal . |
| 10 | She enjoyed hearing about the governess 's letters which would never be received and translations of East End rhyming slang , but did n't think he actually listened to her , he often asked her the same questions . |
| 11 | There do exist two or three letters from Christabel to Hearst — she even sent him a few poems in one , which he kept , fortunately for us . |
| 12 | I abruptly asked them the same question I had of Benjamin . |
| 13 | In his absence , I afterwards asked them the same questions , and they were able to explain quite adequately . |
| 14 | I might have returned to match fishing , which never gave me the same enjoyment , even when I won , that a big fish always does , and , I hope , always will . |