Example sentences of "only say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … and as I speed through the dark night to the abyss of oblivion , I can only say thanks , thanks for the memory … ’ |
| 2 | At thirty-seven she could only say for sure who she was not and she felt that time was running out . |
| 3 | Well , I take as I find , and can only say that I was happy to do Toshack a favour a few years back when a friend , an international fixer with contacts in Portuguese football , rang to ask if anyone might be available to Sporting Lisbon . |
| 4 | Until all that has died down , I will only say that the only thing I 'm bothered about is the well-being of the club . |
| 5 | Commenting on the letter to Tolba , Mr Lapointe , who has previously insisted that his actions and those of his staff are entirely correct , would only say yesterday : ‘ My comment is that I am fed up with all the garbage . ’ |
| 6 | I can only say I was shocked and disgusted by the conditions in the factory , which were seen to constitute definite health and safety hazards . |
| 7 | Holy Mass is in the evening and I can only say that the warmth of the presence of God is felt . |
| 8 | I can only say that on the evidence of Tesco 's cheapest , the rest will have a hard job keeping up . |
| 9 | The Liberal Democrat peer Lord Bonham Carter asked whether the Government had any contingency plans if Vietnam refused to accept them , but Lord Brabazon could only say that ‘ hopefully ’ the standard procedures to be used would not involve force . |
| 10 | I can only say that I see no right whatsoever . ’ |
| 11 | Fatigued , his hands tremoring badly , he sat in front of the fire and could only say : ‘ Everybody git lost in life . |
| 12 | Clarissa could only say glumly that according to the newspapers , the Finns were doing very well at any rate , and how mean Charles 's officers were not to give him a bit more Embarkation Leave . |
| 13 | We can only say a little about how that story ended . |
| 14 | De Niro does n't seem particularly keen to discuss his reasons for wanting to run a restaurant , and will only say that it 's been a vague dream of his for a while . |
| 15 | ‘ They might only say important things . ’ |
| 16 | Maybe boys think that we dress up to impress them , but they will only say something looks nice if it looks obviously sexy ; other than that , they 're hopeless . |
| 17 | R. W. Dale accepted in 1862 that the sneers against Dissenters ' Gothic had some validity but , he added , ‘ we can only say that we are inexperienced hands at this work . |
| 18 | In another letter to a Scottish admirer , she said ‘ I can only say that this bubble of my mind has risen on the mighty stream of a Divine purpose ’ . |
| 19 | Just as in Bulgaria you need only say Derzhala sigurnost ( state security ) to make people very nervous . |
| 20 | The quality buildings will be let — Broadgate is now 95 per cent leased — but slowly developers will realise they have to convert the bad space which I can only say is a lot of classified DIY . ’ |
| 21 | As for the supposedly devastating impact of the John Major Diary in Private Eye , of which I am also a co-author , I can only say that , despite the article 's prediction , it did not seem to stand in the way of a gratifying number of people giving him their enthusiastic support on Thursday — including myself . |
| 22 | One can only say that , with any increases in exposure , the likelihood of ill effects occurring and the extent of ill effects which might occur would be expected to increase … |
| 23 | Thomas , who also knew nothing about the affair , was highly embarrassed and could only say that he would make enquiries . |
| 24 | At worst they can only say no ! |
| 25 | Equally , we must only say in general terms what is required of him . |
| 26 | Butch tries to answer him but can only say . |
| 27 | Many of our friends thought us too independent and adventurous to leave the shores of old England , and thus plunge into foreign countries not beneath Victoria 's sway , with no protecting relatives , but we can only say that we hope this will not be our last excursion of this kind . |
| 28 | And I could only say ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 29 | Just now I can only say to you all , Thank you very , very much indeed . ’ |
| 30 | there would be a practical advantage in uniting some official knowledge of their wants as well as your artistic skill , on the one hand , with my own claims , whatever they may be considered to be , on the other ; and were they to honour us by proposing a joint appointment , I can only say that I should feel much satisfaction in undertaking this great work in conjunction with a brother Architect for whom I have so great a respect as yourself … |