Example sentences of "only [v-ing] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a bit strange you only searching this place now , is n't it ? |
| 2 | As we shall see in Chapter 6 the closing decades of the century and the early years of the new century were more concerned with the ‘ collective ’ approach than the individual , and younger ministers were only mirroring this change . |
| 3 | Given this premise , we should not be surprised to find the police are in the forefront of support for proposals such as the introduction of identity cards ; it was not surprising to find the 1988 Superintendents ' Association conference not only supporting this motion , but arguing for the creation of twenty-four hour armed patrols throughout the country and making a plea for a national motorway squad . |
| 4 | Instead he had worked for several years for Lintas , the advertising agency owned by Unilever , only abandoning this job a few months before war broke out in order to concentrate for a period entirely on his painting . |
| 5 | ‘ I was only thinking this morning in bed , that others never really knew what we shared . |
| 6 | Now , I was only thinking this morning when I was in your bathroom you 've got lots of bubble bath left over from Christmas . |