Example sentences of "[noun sg] only [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The missing boy was n't really interfering with the progress of the Connon case , because the progress only existed in theory . |
| 2 | The story only waned in popularity when Mandela was released : why hang on to the book , if it existed , at the time when it was most likely to sell ? |
| 3 | Her case only came to light because the Health Authority meeting were mistakenly sent to the media . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you know that in the mythology of Earth the concept of freedom only came into existence after male and female ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil . |
| 5 | There are early mentions of the Portadown district in Latin documents about Papal taxation in 1296 and 1302 where the references are to Plebs Varren ( or , more familiarly , Ballyoran ) and the name ‘ Ballywarren al' Portadowne ’ is in the Ulster Inquisitions of 1609 but Portadown as a village only came into existence at the Plantation of Ulster . |
| 6 | ‘ The winter only began in spring of last year , ’ said Kasper , ‘ but I 'm cautious about changing our whole programme , even if we could . |
| 7 | ‘ But Headmistress , the child only arrived in school this morning and came straight to the classroom … ’ |
| 8 | The assault only came to light four days later , when he went to hospital for treatment . |
| 9 | ‘ But , unfortunately , this undesirable side to your brother 's character only came to light after I 'd hired you . |
| 10 | Part of the scandal only came to light when an eagle-eyed bank clerk spotted changes made to the bank destination information on an authorised cheque from Craven Grain . |
| 11 | News of the car smuggling scandal only came to light when Col. Luis Catalino González Rojas , commander of the fourth infantry division , defied orders and leaked evidence of the affair to the press . |
| 12 | The inshore lifeboat only came into action to take the men ashore after one of our vessels was damaged . ’ |
| 13 | I always regarded that as my Birthday present , of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour . |
| 14 | The matter only came to light when police , conducting an inquiry into the running of children 's homes in North Wales , interviewed the boy last year . |
| 15 | The matter only came to light when police , conducting an inquiry into the running of children 's homes in North Continued on Page 5 Continued from Page 1 Wales , interviewed the boy last year . |
| 16 | Police were not informed and the matter only came to light last year during a police investigation into the running of children 's homes in North Wales . |
| 17 | Parts of the contents of the manual only came to light as a result of criminal trials following an incident at Orgreave during the strike , at which some of the techniques were implemented for the first time . |