Example sentences of "i [modal v] only [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm up in court next week on a shoplifting charge , but I 'll only get a suspended or something like that . |
| 2 | Peering into the tank using a strong eye-glass I could only see a few fry and I mean a few . |
| 3 | Often I could only afford a small steak and kidney pie and I 'd give it to him , or a chop . |
| 4 | I 'd only shoot a little bird if it was dead , if it was like half dead , like if Joe had shot it al |
| 5 | USAAF memorials have received much coverage in Fly/Past so I shall only mention a few . |
| 6 | USAAF memorials have received much coverage in Fly/Past so I shall only mention a few . |
| 7 | If the hon. Gentleman and some brewers say that prices will increase , I can only quote a leading national newspaper which said : ’ Why should a pint be a pint everywhere but in a pub ? |
| 8 | Nevertheless , in my view , Mrs. X has been shabbily treated in what I can only call a squalid affair . |
| 9 | I am sure that many must , like myself , have the feeling that the small democratic element which still exists within the governmental and constitutional framework of this country is being cast aside in favour of what I can only call a self-perpetuating oligarchy . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm hopeless on the guitar — I can only play a few chords . ’ |