Example sentences of "only [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you had only given us the Law : Dayenu ! … |
| 2 | Give me the leave to make the best of my fortune and only pardon me the abuse of your house . |
| 3 | It only got us the £15 at The Marquee for doing a show for Radio London , the old pirate radio station . |
| 4 | Yes , the continuous procedure only allows you the freedom to make changes if you need to . |
| 5 | But when he sent his ambassador to see if she were indeed as beautiful as men told , the Venetians would only show him the princess at nightfall , in an unlighted room . |
| 6 | He erm , he left school , he only told them the day before . |
| 7 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 8 | Only give you the name of a good solicitor . ’ |
| 9 | Hence , we not only need to eat and drink , but we also enjoy it ; and friendships not only give us the security of being in a group , but also pleasure . |
| 10 | The owner of one of the most spiritual voices in music , he 's seen success beckon before only to give him the finger once he started to trust . |
| 11 | A detailed planning budget for both capital and operating accounts must now be prepared not only to give you the information you require for your own plans , but also as the main evidence to persuade the Bank Manager to finance your endeavours . |
| 12 | Even if it 's only to give you the confidence you know |
| 13 | When students are learning to glide , the instructor is not only teaching them the technique of flying a glider , but also how to make decisions and judgements in the air . |
| 14 | However , latest th er Microfit not only gives you the test statistic but gives you erm the significance level , probability value er which erm that test statistic is significantly different from zero right so if we are looking at that serial correlation test statistic of two point zero eight right we would accept the null hypothesis of er no serial correlation , right , or would n't be able to reject it strictly . |
| 15 | It only gives you the right to choose to do so , should you wish . |
| 16 | Clearly that 's crucial — but it only gives us the opportunity to make profit . |
| 17 | Helen Crane , an ex-secretary , valued her job because it not only gave her the experience of autonomy , but it publicly valued her exercise of this responsibility : |
| 18 | ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside . |
| 19 | Maybe he just did n't think when they showed him it , that it was n't the right one cos I suppose if you 've seen them every day you do n't , it does n't register it 's just the fact that of course your dad only gave him the price of the blue and white |
| 20 | We , you only gave us the themes . |
| 21 | " Only showing them the way to think for themselves , Ron , " was my answer . |
| 22 | She laughed , but he was only telling her the truth . |
| 23 | We seem to have a breed of unadventurous promoters who can only offer us the likes of Grooverider and Carl Cox , making it difficult for talented newcomers to get the break they deserve . |
| 24 | If Steen was there , Charles had only to tell him the truth ; if he was n't , then he could leave the photographs with an anonymous note explaining Jacqui 's innocence . |
| 25 | As go-between , the Spirit not only teaches us the truth of God , he opens our eyes to the one in whom that truth became incarnate , and guides us in our lives . |