Example sentences of "she had only just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no doubt her entry had been heard , that the soft sound she had only just noticed was of someone ducking out of sight . |
| 2 | She had only just seen that Beuno had come and was sitting in the garden amongst the wild Welsh poppies and the camomile daisies and the pheasant feathers . |
| 3 | She must be dreaming , but surely she had only just gone to sleep . |
| 4 | Hilda felt he was a stranger , someone she had only just met , a feeling she sometimes had when he met up with friends he 'd known before they got married . |
| 5 | She appeared taken aback , as if she had only just realised that the pair of them were not alone . |
| 6 | Then she cried for Adam , cried because she was suddenly frightened he was dead , cried for the loss of something she had only just found . |
| 7 | He did not think there would be any point in Sara travelling to Wellingham that evening , especially as she had only just got back from abroad . |
| 8 | She had only just arrived , after all . |
| 9 | She had only just finished when he called her to join him and enjoy the view of Gibraltar from the sea . |
| 10 | It seemed she had only just drifted off when she was woken by a sharp rap on the door and Nathan 's impatient voice announcing , ‘ Breakfast in five minutes ! ’ |