Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [adv] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Growth increments were comparable for surgically treated patients v patients only treated medically and among patients stratified by location of disease . |
| 2 | Jonquil had not herself changed very much , her skin had only grown harder and more obdurate , she had swapped the steel earring for an earring of bone , and all her hair was grey . |
| 3 | oh I see so what 's today Thursday , he 's only got today and tomorrow left has n't he for skiing |
| 4 | ‘ But my mam was only buried today and I 'm not fit company for anyone . ’ |
| 5 | I was only born there and I lived there for about six months and then got taken out . |
| 6 | But the onion was so strong , although it was only chopped finely and er , Stevie went past and said God what crisps are you eating ? |
| 7 | It 's only tripped up and trip over there do n't you ? |
| 8 | His position at the Spanish Embassy , the fact that he has only worked occasionally and as a freelance . |
| 9 | The site was only advertised locally and my company only heard of the proposed sale via the foreman of a site in the same vicinity . |
| 10 | By the time we get to volume two , Julian has not only nipped off and changed his shirt , but he has upgraded his gear somewhat , too . |
| 11 | Her performance was only spoiled now and then by the strange proximity of the journal editor , who occasionally showed up , exhausted , by her side … or was he her partner ? |
| 12 | It was manned by zombies who not only clocked in and out of work , but for lunch also . |