Example sentences of "she [vb past] only just [verb] " in BNC.

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1	How ridiculous to feel such a sense of possession , of oneness with a man she 'd only just met .
2	And she 'd only just gone to the end of the road to phone Ken was working away .
3	‘ Perhaps it was a sign that she 'd only just realized she 'd done something wrong with her life . ’
4	He 'd spoken so quietly , his face against the top of her head , that she 'd only just heard his words .
5	I ca n't remember who it was now , but they said have you been , have you seen this , have you done that , which she said no she has n't , I think she 'd only just arrived some , some time last week did n't she ?
6	And she 'd only just got up ?
7	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 .
8	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 .
9	She must be dreaming , but surely she had only just gone to sleep .
10	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 .
11	She appeared taken aback , as if she had only just realised that the pair of them were not alone .
12	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 .
13	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 .
14	She had only just arrived , after all .
15	She had only just finished when he called her to join him and enjoy the view of Gibraltar from the sea .
16	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 ! ’

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