Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [verb] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She assured us they had only been worn a few times . |
| 2 | Richard had only been climbing a few months , but he was as strong as an ox and had no respect for tradition ( he did n't know all the horror stories ) . |
| 3 | I 've only been divorced a few months . ’ |
| 4 | We have already been using a few special words , and as we shall be using several more , let's define the meaning of some words and phrases connected with pruning . |
| 5 | Led by Major Ronnie Tod , 30 men went ashore and had hardly been gone a few minutes when Dudley Clarke and the commander saw the dark outline of a boat coming in from the sea . |
| 6 | First , and best known , is GoScript while more recently Freedom of the Press has also been making a few headlines . |