Example sentences of "only [vb past] [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , we only got one thrashing set at that time o' day , you see ; and we d finish in March or the fore-part of April time . |
| 2 | He does n't get off any lighter just because he only told you to kill Hatton . ’ |
| 3 | But I thought they only allowed you to bury Catholics there . ’ |
| 4 | Not only did her question underline how far communication had broken down between us but also how little either of us was able to meet the other 's needs . |
| 5 | Not only did they bring stretches of water into country often lacking in them , as in many parts of the Midlands , with consequent changes in bird and plant life , but they also brought — mostly for the first time — aqueducts , cuttings and embankments , tunnels , locks , lifts and inclined planes , and many attractive bridges , and they greatly influenced the growth and appearance of many towns . |
| 6 | Not only did they monitor landings at the wharf , they also sifted through refuse dumps to find the remains of butchered dolphins , to estimate catches in previous seasons . |
| 7 | Not only did they need access to the non-arable resources controlled by the nobility , but their ever-growing land shortage compelled them to work for the nobility on conditions which had much in common with those of serfdom . |
| 8 | Not only did they lack skills but they did not adapt readily from the rhythm of agricultural life with its long periods of inactivity and frequent holidays , to the demands of modern industry . |
| 9 | Not only did they steal land , labour and raw materials from native peoples : they sold European goods to them as well . |
| 10 | Not only did they live rent free but also received 3/6 per week . |
| 11 | Not only did she need Vitor 's goodwill now , but she could need it some time in the future ; so turning him into an outright no-holds-barred enemy was shortsighted … and potentially dangerous . |
| 12 | Not only did she find Charles 's brand of ignorance excessively boring , but she would like to warn him … that from now on , he would be hearing the Hörst Wessel Song every morning … that both blocks of flats would too … every morning … 7 a.m . |
| 13 | Not only did it give prestige and add a sense of urgency to an undertaking , it also exerted the pressure of old feudal practice upon vassals to join their lord in person . |
| 14 | As inspirational pronouncement rather than an operational blueprint , not only did it give expression to and authority for the idea that a fairer , juster society should be created , as the inalienable rights of man required ; but more , it asserted that thanks to machinery powered by steam it could be . |
| 15 | I walked inside and it was just like my granny 's sitting room Not only did it sell teddy boy clothes but there was also a fifties radiogram and fifties wallpaper . |
| 16 | Not only did it increase understanding of both quantitative and qualitative indicators , it also focused teachers ' attention on issues of quality in their work . |
| 17 | Not only did it have bundles of games and demos ( the only games I have enough money to buy ) but also pages of reviews ! |
| 18 | What was more , not only did I have breakfast with I the family ( I live in the Smiths ' Quarter in Chelsea Barracks ) — toast , bacon and sausages , washed down with milk — but we had no muster parade that morning , and no Adjutant 's Orders to attend . |
| 19 | Not only did I have loops at the edge , but seven or eight stitches actually leapt off the needles . |
| 20 | In a letter to her he said : ‘ Not only did you show discourtesy to the House in refusing to make a statement but your use of a ‘ pursuant to ’ written answer to make this announcement was deplorable . |
| 21 | Not only did he own Werner Lines , a worldwide shipping empire with more than vessels in commission , but he had also branched out into the freight industry over the past four years and succeeded in cornering an important section of its competitive market by buying out a succession of small , struggling companies and amalgamating them under an experienced board of directors answerable only to him . |
| 22 | By 1820 , not only did he own Freames , but he was apparently also the owner of neighbouring Pitts Mill , for in that year he leased both to Nathaniel Samuel Marling . |
| 23 | Not only did he write music for various Masonic ceremonies ( such as the Maurerische Trauermusik ( Masonic Funeral Music ) , K.477 , for the memorial service of two fellow-Masons ; but , as we shall see , he actually wrote a ‘ Masonic ’ opera that was riddled with the arcane symbolism of the craft — an incredibly daring act for the member of a society dedicated to absolute secrecy to do ( all its members had to swear an oath to ‘ hear and conceal ’ on pain of having their throats cut or their tongues pulled out ) . |
| 24 | As he only had one experienced officer left , Stirling had no option but to tell Paddy Mayne , newly promoted to captain , that he would have to stay behind to supervise the training of the new recruits . |
| 25 | As she only had one lead rope , Perdita had to walk both ponies the mile and a half back to Robinsgrove . |
| 26 | Not only had she lost control of her daughter 's behaviour but Kim was rubbing salt into the wound by insisting on this game . |
| 27 | Not only had it removed Russia from the war , but its call for international revolution and the threatened collapse of the ruling class in much of central and eastern Europe in 1918 , combined with an increase in working-class militancy at home , frightened many in the middle classes even outside the radical right . |