Example sentences of "only [vb past] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose being realistic we could clean the car out in the evening because you only got to have the door open you 've got the interior light on |
| 2 | Her parents only came to appreciate the impact the plaintiff had made on others before her accident from the tributes that were paid to her by outsiders of the family during the months the plaintiff was in a coma at Addenbrookes . |
| 3 | The plane loomed drunkenly above them like an abandoned toy , which only seemed to magnify the tragedy and their miraculous escape . |
| 4 | This only seemed to exasperate the situation and it was some time before order was restored . |
| 5 | An emergency government spending package on Tuesday only seemed to encourage the sell-off . |
| 6 | He also bought a teaspoonful of tea from one of the artillery women for ten pounds , to be paid after the siege was over or , in case of death , by his executors to certain of her relations ; to lend substance to this rather nebulous arrangement which at first only seemed to excite the suspicion of the woman selling the tea , Fleury had drawn up an elaborate letter which began impressively : " To Whomsoever May Find This Missive , I , George Fleury , Being Then Deceased , " and which seemed to Fleury to give a certain legal solemnity to the transaction . |
| 7 | She tried to make a movement of resistance , but it only seemed to aid the passage of his touch . |
| 8 | They only served to emphasise the power and toughness which was the man beneath the civilised veneer , and Fran shivered , wishing she had never started this by letting her emotions come to the surface . |
| 9 | Claudine did n't seem to know that this was a cruel dig at Jenna ; she only appeared to note the word ‘ beautiful ’ , and with that her interest faded , her eyes going back to Alain . |
| 10 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 11 | Jesus only had to say the word and he knew that the servant would be healed ( Luke 7:7 ) . |
| 12 | The men only had to scrape the ship and careen her , recaulk her seams and overhaul her rigging in readiness for the voyage home to market . |
| 13 | Dr El-Essawy , of the more moderate Muslims , said Mr Rushdie only had to withdraw the book and Muslims would give up their campaign . |
| 14 | He only had to remember the day after Dobson 's resignation . |
| 15 | You only had to compare the opening version of Zobi la Mouche ( lumpy drums and shuddering halts ) with the neatly turned performance eventually wheeled out as an encore , to realise how this is a machine which runs the better for being well-oiled . |
| 16 | In this Egypt not only wished to remove the refugee problem as a political issue , but also to encourage Israel to deny the West Bank to Jordan , Egypt 's enemy over the fate of Palestine . |
| 17 | It recommended the adoption of the procedure asked for in the Institute 's Memorial , which he had helped to organize , and the substitution of moderate passages , in place of his forthright statements , only tended to give the Report the appearance of a more impartial document . |
| 18 | The extension of the offence to include obtaining possession or control will have the result that if Kilham , although pretending that he only wanted to borrow the horse , had in fact intended to deprive the owner permanently , he would be guilty under the clause , because he obtained possession of the horse . |
| 19 | Their solicitor told the court they only wanted to frighten the saboteur and they were sorry he 'd been injured . |
| 20 | Well if I only wanted to know the crossword and every single one is |
| 21 | Patrick knew that he only intended to lag the putt up close , but as so often when a player does that the ball ran exactly along the line he had chosen , curved left as it ended its run and plopped neatly into the hole . |