Example sentences of "i only [verb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only use it as a last resort , when the dog is impeding my progress . |
| 2 | ‘ But now I only use it as a last resort . ’ |
| 3 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 4 | The chants which did catch my ear on sat were that newish Brian Deane one again , but I still have n't heard the beginning , I only know it from the ‘ scores off the bar , f**k Cantona ’ line — anyone else know it in full ? |
| 5 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 6 | Might have been my idea — well , it was , but I only said it in a fit of temper ! — but she carried it out . |
| 7 | I only wanted it for a |
| 8 | ‘ I only wrapped it with the sheet , ’ she said . |
| 9 | ‘ I only offer it as an example of the Catholic guilt complex , ’ said William , looking hurt . |
| 10 | ‘ I only stole it for the wire , ’ she said , ‘ but now we 've got it I suppose we might as well drink it . ’ |
| 11 | Anyway , I only have it with a slug in it in the morning . ’ |
| 12 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |