Example sentences of "only [been] [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may seem as if it has been with us forever , but the ubiquitous American Express chargecard has , in fact , only been around for 35 years . |
| 2 | The Cobra had only been around since 1962 , but the Ace , on which it was based , dated back to 1953 , when it had been launched at Earls Court . |
| 3 | featured the last er three years some of the other companies have only been here since last year and the year before so I mean we 're a national tour operator |
| 4 | But he had only been away for three days . |
| 5 | This team have only been together for less than a year and it is getting better all the time . |
| 6 | Auntie Mavis has only been out for five to ten minutes twice cos of her knee . |
| 7 | It broke Perdita 's heart that Ricky , who 'd only been out of top-class polo for three years , was totally ignored . |