Example sentences of "you [adv] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow Koons has turned what might have been titillating into something with the erotic appeal of a smutty , B-grade slasher film — the images draw you in only by their sheer gross-out power . |
| 2 | So that 's really you literally only have to listen to the phone call and turn up . |
| 3 | If you generally only go out as a treat , a commitment to healthy eating will mean that you want to choose dishes that build on the good work you have carried on at home . |
| 4 | You not only were arrogant , you were snobbish , and in lots of ways , very impolite and mean … |
| 5 | In pursuance of this nonsense , you not only hear those few callers who succeed in getting through , you 're also subjected to a cheery stream-of-consciousness summary of the grievances expressed by all the rest . |
| 6 | If you give items like this , you not only help alleviate poverty and hunger overseas , but you help the less wealthy people in your area who can buy cheap clothes or toys for their children . |
| 7 | And now Charles said quietly , ‘ Well , as an Englishman , Aunt Nessy , I find you not only a beautiful woman , but an amusing and brilliant one . |
| 8 | Saver-Plus 2001 offers you not only excellent growth potential for your savings , you enjoy financial security as well , right from the start . |
| 9 | Knowing what your rights may be worth in money terms will help you not only to decide whether or not to take legal action , if necessary , to recover the sums due to you , but also to assess the reasonableness of any ‘ termination package deal ’ offered to you and generally to plan ahead for the future . |
| 10 | The whole interview reminded him of the English card game in which you not only had to guess what cards your opponent held , but decide what he thought yours were , and so on . |
| 11 | Now you not only had the wine but also found that the bees had multiplied , so that you could start off three or four jars . |
| 12 | The unkind things your husband says to you not only make you feel bad but also make him feel better . |
| 13 | It is quite likely that you not only have no experience of regression therapy but have never even been hypnotized before . |
| 14 | You not only have to deal with people questioning her musical ability , but also just that constant male assault . |
| 15 | Dissecting and describing , he makes you not only know but feel what it 's like to live without a phone and be totally dependent on erratically functioning call boxes for the battle-lines on which to fight for late or lost benefit payments . |
| 16 | When you accept these books , you not only save £21.51 ( and the Lotto Game comes free ) ; you automatically become a member of this celebrated Club with over twelve years ' experience of recommending the best children 's books . |
| 17 | Many of these have roses in mature growth , and this is where you not only see potential sizes but can also get ideas of settings of other roses or other plants that you can copy in your garden . |
| 18 | It takes a complete turn to replace the shell and prepare to fire , so you not only fail to shoot this turn but you can not shoot next turn either . |
| 19 | ‘ When you are retiring , Your Majesty , ’ he was urged by K. P. Pobedonostsev , who had been his boyhood tutor and from 1880 to 1905 was Procurator of the Holy Synod , ‘ do shut the doors behind you not only in the bedroom but in all adjoining rooms , the hall included … check every evening underneath the furniture . ’ |
| 20 | competition , for remember , at that stage he will be hitting you not only with his carefully laid plan for the first phase of his attack , but also , without any doubt whatsoever , he will have his reinforcements grouping for a second and third attack . |
| 21 | What is indisputable is that as an undergraduate and then as a research worker for Child Poverty Action Group , far from regarding such evidence as ‘ defeatist talk ’ you not only accepted it but added to it . |
| 22 | To holiday here you not only get to feel a lot closer to God 's earth , but you also get to feel closer to your fellow man , and there 's not many places that make you feel like that ! |
| 23 | Of course , it 's good to know the ground rules about wearing the right clothes and not jumping on the sett ( certainly , from the badger 's point of view ) , but the consequence of picking up badger-lore slowly — getting closer to the smells , scratches and signs — is that you not only find it easier to watch badgers but also more enjoyable . |
| 24 | You not only see the food , you feel it in your hands , distinct and concrete , you are aware of its rich and striking smell ; someone in the dream even holds it up to your lips , but every time a different circumstance intervenes to prevent the consummation of the act . |
| 25 | Hopefully the book will help you not only to identify the polarities but also to see the means of fruitful reconciliation . |
| 26 | You may snort and think that this is very far-fetched but you can be assured that the majority of lecturers who appear before you not only know their subjects but are enthusiastic about them and about transmitting their knowledge to you . |
| 27 | Remember , we want you not only to lose weight but to feel really healthy with your body in good nutritional balance . |
| 28 | This book will provide you not only with a healthy weight-loss programme that will suit your metabolism , but also the knowledge that is necessary to help you adhere to it . |
| 29 | ‘ Whereas with workflow management the document could find itself round the company to the right person — everyone has a PC on his or her desk — and you not only outsource a lot of the data entry work but get rid of the paper . ’ |
| 30 | And you do and then you not only remove the contents , but the cell formats and the unprotection I 'll ignore that , we any more . |