Example sentences of "[pron] only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a disappointing performance by the Bears for whom only Mark Lemon and the determined Odom took the chequered flag . |
| 2 | That 's why David could say , against thee , thee only have I sinned after he 's committed adultery , after he 's committed murder , after he 's involved other people in his nefarious deeds he can still say I 've committed sin against God ! |
| 3 | Doing nothing only sawing all day . |
| 4 | Nothing only making hats . |
| 5 | The Gnostic teacher , Cerinthus , was active in Asia Minor at the time when John wrote , and he taught that the heavenly Christ came upon the human Jesus only at his baptism , and left him before his passion : the union between them only seemed to be real -actually it was merely temporary . |
| 6 | Look mom , the pick of satellite films mom , I mean three of them only get two stars . |
| 7 | ( Always put a knowledgeable and reliable person at the tail , and remind them only to hold the tail down if that is necessary to move the glider easily . ) |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But a lot of them only made it by the skin of his teeth and are in the party only because of their reputation . |
| 10 | But again , she 's making good eye contact , both of them only let their eyes flick down to their notes to remind themselves of the next point they want to make . |
| 11 | Never put flavoured drinks in a bottle and give them only to quench thirst . |
| 12 | The Minister wished to revoke them only to ensure he obtained the expected revenue from the increased cost . |
| 13 | Although horses do have many emotions , the belief in them only having two is also frequently demonstrated by conventional horse photography and in the show ring . |
| 14 | Most of them only looked about 15 years old . |
| 15 | The best time to visit is in stormy conditions when the birds are on the wing , but the day we went was calm and we saw them only sitting on their nests . |
| 16 | The 1982 and 1984 BCS between them only uncovered two cases of attempted rape and 17 and 18 sexual assaults respectively ( Jones et al . |
| 17 | ‘ They have issued personal protection weapons to construction workers , yet most of them only face danger for the short-term duration of their contracts , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Well the City in fact has twenty one Community Centres , most of which have bars , some of them only have small bars that open maybe once a week , others have very large bars , and especially the ones with the larger bars I think are willing to take on such a project . |
| 19 | Now , erm , the situation there was that my vicar came to see me and , erm , what happened was that we 've got three churches well luckily , one of them only has about twelve in it another has eighty and another sixty and he said well what did he do about Rushdie ? |
| 20 | At its extreme , they may even be reluctant to warrant the audited accounts on the basis that the auditors could certify them only following representations from management . |
| 21 | You see some of them only live in a small cottage with no garden and that 's an extension to their home , you can go down there with the children |
| 22 | Lee lead Meryl towards them only to find that she resisted furiously . |
| 23 | And then : oh , please , if there have to be more lies , at least let me only tell them to other people , not to myself any more . |
| 24 | With the leave of the House , it remains for me only to thank the Select Committee on Energy for allowing us to hear the Government 's reply . |
| 25 | This basic categorical imperative bids me only act on such a maxim as I can will should become a universal law to which all rational agents conform their behaviour . |
| 26 | For me , as a lover , as a person , as a man , it 's not enough for me only to give — I want it back as well . |
| 27 | Cut it out , God is in me ; He is my centre — let me only believe it , and His energy will flood the whole of me , and self will be drowned … |
| 28 | Ignorant me only knows of a Paris ‘ Conservatoire ’ , but I presume there must be such an august institution nearer to hand ( and foot ) . |
| 29 | ‘ Promise me only to stay a week . ’ |
| 30 | Someone only had to look at me later on for me to get pregnant . ’ |