Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] only want [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | I not only want to get married but I fully intend to do so as soon as possible , and to you , not to Dana . |
2 | My dearest love , I chatter about all sorts of odd news , when I really only want to tell you that my real self is in your keeping . |
3 | Her hands moved to unbutton his shirt , and , that done , she not only wanted to stroke the golden down on his body , but to see that body , to see him . |
4 | Pundits decried the successful methods taken by the majority , who not only wanted to live within their means but did so , as old-fashioned and ‘ Victorian ’ , out of step with 1990s climate of opinion . |
5 | It 's true that the show has to go on but if such behaviour caught on I 'd be bound to go on and say , ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , so-and-so is n't coming ’ because they not only want to appear on the show , they want to produce it as well ! ’ |
6 | Dwyer told the players how he wanted to win the two-match series against Scotland and how he not only wanted to reclaim the Bledisloe Cup from the All Blacks but complete Australia 's first ever 3–0 series whitewash . |
7 | But he honestly only wanted to defend his title with Williams . |