Example sentences of "only had [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as Nafis Sadik , head of UNFPA , pointed out : " Even if every woman only had 2.1 children [ the replacement level ] the population is already so large [ at just over 5.5 billion ] that we will be headed for 8.5 billion people no matter what " . |
| 2 | And I only had one scene with him . |
| 3 | As the Renfrew field only had one runway the forecast predicted a change in wind direction which would make landing difficult , if not impossible . |
| 4 | When the hotel only had one toilet , it was the board master 's privilege to have first use every morning . |
| 5 | Hitler was fit only for the loony bin , his generals would kill him within five minutes if he ever declared war , and he only had one ball . |
| 6 | The great Fangio ( Arg ) was also in the Maserati team but they only had one race together as team-mates before Fangio moved on to Mercedes . |
| 7 | ‘ When I took over in 1990 , Nigel only had one cap and I was n't absolutely convinced that he would be an integral part of the team . |
| 8 | I was like one , I was like half way through the tape and I had , I only had one name to go |
| 9 | Mary only had one idea in her head . |
| 10 | It transpired that his mother only had one leg . ’ |
| 11 | Some graduates stride to the front of the little hall so easily you would not guess they only had one leg . |
| 12 | ‘ Now if he was dyslexic , or only had one leg . |
| 13 | Her husband only had one leg , and he used to sit in the corner all the time and wave his stick at you if he thought you were pinching anything . |
| 14 | They only had one objective — to save a few bob for the government . |
| 15 | Until recently , competitors only had one chance to win because it was only open to men in their first year after indenture to the Company of Watermen and Lightermen — so winning the buckled shoes , white stockings , silver badge and scull cap which complete the scarlet raiment is no mean feat . |
| 16 | ‘ They only had one chance , ’ she says . |
| 17 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |
| 18 | She only had one cow , it was all she could afford , but it provided enough milk to go with the porridge in the morning and the potatoes at other meals . |
| 19 | ‘ One option would be for all schemes to be channelled through a single agency , so land managers only had one port of call for payments , ’ said the commission . |
| 20 | I only had one candidate round |
| 21 | I only had one ski , and I could n't walk down . |
| 22 | She only had one stick in them days — seven years back , I reckon . |
| 23 | But they only had one goal to show for all that effort , that came on the half an hour from top goal scorer Martin Foyle . |
| 24 | It only had one wing . |
| 25 | When the sun rose we did all the necessary and then noticed this cat only had one eye . |
| 26 | I only had one stillbirth . |
| 27 | Five of the crew had remained loyal to the Orynthia , though Robert only had one mate to rely upon — and that was a situation which would be little short of a recipe for disaster , as things turned out . |
| 28 | We had undertaken to collect birds and mammals for the Natural History Museum in London and we soon collected several specimens of blue-winged goose near the Sandfords ' farm ; the museum authorities had asked us specially to look out for this bird since they only had one specimen , collected in 1868 during Napier 's Magdala expedition . |
| 29 | We found Dod 's van in the NCP and I explained to Kim that as he only had one passenger seat , the two of us had better travel in the cold and bare , unheated back along with Dod 's drum kit . |
| 30 | B but until we moved from there to street and we still only had one bedroom and one down but a little tiny back kitchen . |