Example sentences of "only [vb past] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Italian government , concerned that the better things should remain in Italy , were delighted to hear that many of them only made the journey by canal from the Cannareggio to the piano nobile of the Palazzo Malpiero . |
| 2 | The area close to the pond was owned by county councillor Peter Constable Maxwell and the Maxwell Family Trust , but the family generously not only made the land available at no charge , but also paid for the landscaping closest to the pond . |
| 3 | Alexander had , up to now , been completely ignorant of this habit , and anything that he did to change it only made the situation worse . |
| 4 | Ruth stood silent ; these urgent words only made the deadness inside her worse . |
| 5 | That the Polish Jews were socially , politically and economically quite distinct from German Jews only made the business easier , since the two groups were at loggerheads with each other . |
| 6 | And , as Dalgliesh had heard him argue , for all their demands for equality of status and opportunity , putting them in the front line behind the riot shields , taking the petrol bombs , the hurled stones and now the bullets , only made the job of their male colleagues even more onerous . |
| 7 | The fact that the three girls who were already employed at Number 147 just giggled whenever I gave any instructions , only made the appointment more pressing . |
| 8 | Had Angell and Pownall carried out their instructions and only checked the compliance of the designs with the conditions , much of the criticism of the judges disappears . |
| 9 | All of these choices , it was felt , not only avoided the sense of incompleteness generated by ( b ) , but also rounded the story off more neatly with a short descriptive statement devoid of any actional content . |
| 10 | In one particular case the Education Committee neglected this way of life argument and only argued the closure on financial grounds ( against Regional policy ) but they were forced to reverse their decision when the matter was taken up by the local MP . |
| 11 | This Christocentric theology not only kindled the renewal of a Christian spirituality . |
| 12 | Vogel and others argue that Japan only became the model to follow once constitutional safeguards of individual rights harnessed a cultural preference into a force for the good of society as a whole . |
| 13 | He only asked the vicar not to use Hail Marys with the Stations . |
| 14 | She was kind , albeit reserved , practical and only asked the minimum of questions , such as when was the baby due ? |
| 15 | The heavy labour not only fought the flab around his waist but cured him of the insomnia he had suffered from for so many years . |
| 16 | She only admitted the offence as part of plea bargining and just because you plead guilty it does n't mean you did it . |
| 17 | Dines only admitted the charge when it was proven that guns found in his car had fired the shots . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't know much else about him — only got the message this afternoon . ’ |
| 19 | We only got the message this morning " |
| 20 | It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems . |
| 21 | It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems . |
| 22 | Rourke only got the part because the film 's director , Walter Hill , insisted on using him . |
| 23 | And how she only got the part because first choice Meg Ryan was pregnant . |
| 24 | Amazingly , he only got the chance to go for the try because Cardiff players over-ruled skipper Mike Hall . |
| 25 | Well I not only got the job , I was made principal ( and that another miracle ) and Douglas not only supports me , He 's going to join me later . |
| 26 | A pity the author only got the respect she deserved after her untimely death . |
| 27 | Lewis , a metre behind , equalled the old world record of 9.93 seconds but could not even console himself with a new American best for he only equalled the time of Calvin Smith . |
| 28 | He only realised the finality of the phrase a second or so later . |
| 29 | Many mums and dads only realised the extent of their problems when they were caught out by their kids , added the princess , patron of the Adult Literacy Unit . |
| 30 | There he not only blessed the marriage with his presence , but he turned the water into wine . |