Example sentences of "[pers pn] only [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only died a small death at his words and the way he said them . |
| 2 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 3 | I lie in the metal box hoping to hear the elephant passing or the lions roaring , but I only hear a distant hyena against the myriad squeaks and screeches of the night . |
| 4 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 5 | And did so , with a smiling , ‘ It makes me very glad I only ate a light lunch today . ’ |
| 6 | I only go a fair way . |
| 7 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 8 | ‘ I only had a tiny part in Coriolanus , ’ he said a few years later , ‘ but it was the most exciting experience I 've ever had in the theatre . ’ |
| 9 | I only took a wee bit , leave it there and I 'll eat it at the end of the day . |
| 10 | ‘ I only took a quick look , he 'd been dead a long time , it was n't nice , and yet — it looked like Uncle Mosse . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I considered finding another writer but , as I only wanted a talented writer , I feared such a person would want to change the characters . ’ |
| 12 | no , I only have a small slice |
| 13 | I only have a little goodness left inside . ’ |
| 14 | Perhaps it was the wine I had drunk but I only gave a short yell before my hair was grabbed and my head jerked violently back . |
| 15 | Make sure you only use a fire-retardant grade of polystyrene tiles , and never paint with gloss , as this creates a fire hazard — Ed . |
| 16 | But you only get a certain impression watching television — you do n't feel the pressure or the intensity . |
| 17 | I said , you only get a bigger selection , that 's about it . |
| 18 | You only get a limited number of chances . |
| 19 | And then you only get a popular ghia , it 's hardly worth it ! |
| 20 | Not more than a thousand and you only reach a limited number of people . |
| 21 | Fiona said : ‘ With a bank account you only receive a standard rate of interest unless you have a big deposit . |
| 22 | But if you only had a small place it 'd be more economical to have labour than it would to buy paying out thousands of pounds for machines and |
| 23 | You only had a tiny taste of one . |
| 24 | You only had a boiled egg and flakes . |
| 25 | One significant advantage is that should you upgrade or change your machine in the future you only need a new interface to use the tablet with a new computer — plus the appropriate software , of course . |
| 26 | You only need a nice pudding and you 've won |
| 27 | You only need a small area where the trees are planted close together and the voles can effect up to 100 trees . ’ |
| 28 | Where there is a relatively small hole in the board , such as where a light fitting has been removed , you only need a small piece of plasterboard slightly larger than the hole . |
| 29 | and you only need a normal phone |
| 30 | Mm , so you only want a small amount then really do n't you ? |