Example sentences of "[pron] only [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the leave of the House , it remains for me only to thank the Select Committee on Energy for allowing us to hear the Government 's reply . |
| 2 | I only died a small death at his words and the way he said them . |
| 3 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 4 | You 're like your mummy , I only like the red ones really , strawberry and raspberry |
| 5 | I only remember the interminable dialling and re-dialling , and the short sharp commands given by the Sheikh . |
| 6 | It crashed nearby , and started burning — I only hope the poor devils were dead before they hit the deck , although we all instinctively gave a yell of applause , and I felt rather conscience-stricken afterwards . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I only hope the poor creature 's effort was worth it . ’ |
| 8 | I only hope the old sea dog is telling the truth ! ) |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 11 | And did so , with a smiling , ‘ It makes me very glad I only ate a light lunch today . ’ |
| 12 | I only go a fair way . |
| 13 | And as I say again , I never went into a into the shops , I only saw the expensive stuff really . |
| 14 | but I only saw the white one in front of this grey one |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | I only kept the little note that was with them , and the statuette , of course . ’ |
| 18 | I only took a wee bit , leave it there and I 'll eat it at the end of the day . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 20 | If I only took the big parts and none of this TV crap I 'd just go away to film , and then when I was around I 'd really be around . |
| 21 | I only corrected the false impression he had of — " |
| 22 | ‘ I considered finding another writer but , as I only wanted a talented writer , I feared such a person would want to change the characters . ’ |
| 23 | " I only want the ordinary sense of the word . " |
| 24 | Er , no , I only want the bare essentials and |
| 25 | a big graph like and and I only need a little tiny |
| 26 | I only recognise the poetic meaning of words , that is , the sound of words , their music , which has nothing to do with their meaning . |
| 27 | I only did the nude modelling because my sister did it . |
| 28 | no , I only have a small slice |
| 29 | I only have a little goodness left inside . ’ |
| 30 | I only have the small size winder , perhaps one day I might get the larger size ; I bought it from PDB Engineering . |