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Meanings of have merely in English

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Usage of have merely in English
1
We have merely been allowed to exist-neverembraced, never included, never accepted.
Radio NZ
2
None whatsoever; we have merely talked and speculated and written learned papers.'
Rendezvous with Rama
3
We have merely given it in some detail because of that importance.
The Blind Spot
4
Left to his own devices, he would have merely stopped and suffocated.
The Lair of Bones
5
I have merely aimed to give you the benefit of some experience.
An Original Belle
6
Or perhaps they have merely been driven out of all other regions.'
Blood and Bone
7
Men will have idols, and the Americans have merely set up themselves.
Home as Found / Sequel to "Homeward Bound"
8
Pandemic dilemmas have merely blurred the incoherence of the five-party Stormont Executive.
The Irish Times
9
I aimed for his head, but I must have merely grazed it.
The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custe...
10
We might have merely crossed their path, interfered with their criminal plans.
Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
11
I have merely found out who the Seabourne burglars are, that's all.
The Rebellion of Margaret
12
You have merely to go to bed and blow out the candle.
The Canterville Ghost
13
If you want to mar a nature, you have merely to reform it.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
14
Today I have merely to give Princess Glisselda her music lesson.
Seraphina: The Audition
15
As West Brom's victory celebrations showed, they have merely become highly valued quarry.
The Guardian
16
They have merely engaged in a tick-box exercise for compliance purposes.
The South African
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Have merely through the time
Have merely across language varieties
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