Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Put me down , ’ she whispered through dry lips , and only after what seemed an eternity did he slowly lower her to one side . |
| 2 | If our constitution does not altogether submerge us in wishful thinking , that is because pain and misfortune force themselves on attention from outside . |
| 3 | Yet if you have dry hair you have to be careful to choose a shampoo that will effectively rid you of these nasties without stripping your hair of its natural oils . |
| 4 | going to cash my giro today as well you can only cash it at one of your local |
| 5 | Anyone trying to understand something will naturally compare it with other things to find similarities and differences . |
| 6 | I can only describe it as naked lust . |
| 7 | But anything other than aquiescence with the regent could only tie them into political and ideological knots of Gordian proportions . |
| 8 | It fears , and when it does not fear , it despises , non-conformity ; and if non-conformity must be allowed its say , it will gently rob it of all anger and all laughter , of all passion and all heartache , until it lacks both pith and point … |
| 9 | You should only consider it at all if you believe your marriage can continue . |
| 10 | Apparently , the free spending Italian club AC Milan were so taken with him that they offered Celtic a fee of £100,000 for his services , only to recoil in fear when the club 's manager Jock Stein told him they could only rent him for one game for that amount . |
| 11 | We felt we could only do it through local pressure , using the media and direct action ’ , a member of the group recalled . |
| 12 | So far as talking is concerned , they can only do it to each other . |
| 13 | Spending our lives in jealousy and envy can only isolate us from other people and make us unhappy . |
| 14 | " It 's odd how you always have to ask that question , that you 'll only see him through other men 's eyes . |
| 15 | I think we should perhaps provide you with some extra lessons . ’ |
| 16 | We can only use him in one-day games this season because of his commitments with Cumberland , but his qualities are obvious and he is the aggressive type of batsman spectators love to watch . ’ |
| 17 | She 'll only spend it on more booze and meths but I do n't care . |
| 18 | ‘ I think I 'd better provide you with toasted teacakes as well , ’ said Amiss sympathetically . |
| 19 | Or I 'd better provide you with some paper . |
| 20 | You can only swap it for nice things . |
| 21 | We can only stop it by international agreement and enforcement . |
| 22 | which you said it has , er you would perhaps recommend me to some people you know erm like the partner in your er your work or the members of your squash club . |
| 23 | ‘ You 'd better take me to this Wyrmberg of yours , had n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | And then : oh , please , if there have to be more lies , at least let me only tell them to other people , not to myself any more . |
| 25 | The ongoing commitment can only hold us in good stead in the eyes of our established and potential clients as a company of recognised capability . |
| 26 | Be careful : if you were asked by the council to comment on the original application , it may only inform you of these new drawings if you specifically ask . |
| 27 | If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities . |
| 28 | Looking down at the pathetic little body lying so still on the table , she said , ‘ I 'd better leave him like this for Dawn to see . |
| 29 | I think we 'd better leave it at that for the moment . |
| 30 | I 've got Mrs and I think we 'd better leave it at that . |