Example sentences of "only this time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rowing boat near the weir — only this time they had gone too far and Uncle Albert was not strong enough to row them back to safety ; the study at Uncle Albert 's house looking warm and friendly and inviting ; the professor beetle shouting rude instructions at some little beetles that had got into difficulty ; again a glimpse of her uncle 's study ; then a turnstile — one of those that only turn one way , so once you have passed through it you ca n't get back ; playful light beams now shrieking with fear as they hurtle past the window to their destruction ; walking up the down-escalator and not being able to get anywhere ; yet another brief snatch of the study … |
| 2 | They threatened me once more , only this time they sounded much more serious . |
| 3 | Only this time it said , with the old rasp , ‘ I 'll have four sugars . ’ |
| 4 | Only this time it covered half his back . ’ |
| 5 | He was reaching out from death to hurt me in the same old way , only this time I did n't have to know . |
| 6 | That morning Dad told his favourite story again , the story of his drive along the coast with Kay , only this time he took it one stage further , down from the cliffs and into the house . |
| 7 | So , ‘ Goodnight , Ven , ’ she bade him for a third time , only this time she stretched up to him and touched her lips to his cheek . |
| 8 | Only this time she had to succeed . |
| 9 | Only this time she recognised the voice . |
| 10 | ‘ Only this time she did n't . |