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And still, they were only a third of the way through.
The Germans said they were only social gatherings.
They were only 26p last week.
I've gazed into the eyes of contract killers... listening to them explain they were only trying to feed their kids.
they were only the first.
and when they were only halfway up
I've gazed into the eyes of contract killers listening to them explain they were only trying to feed their kids.
Those creatures

They were the only present he wanted.
He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for.
They were the only ones to answer the note.
And when you found out that his family was alive and that they were the only people who could identify you, you went after Sara Marku and Anila, the mother of your child.
They were the only pair that she had.
They were the only two... that didn't cry at the funeral.
They were the only survivors of a freakish series of storms that destroyed their hometown.
I took them because they were the only things that weren't broken.