Example sentences of "you only [vb base] [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | Now what essentially , what you 're doing , is that you 're writing an essay in very , very condensed form , so it 's just , I mean you still , still must have the same recipe in there when you write a short answer , right , but you just have to be very , very brief , so you know , para paragraph on definition , you know , paragraph of examples , right , erm , paragraph on some sort of explanation or erm , how it 's , how it 's measured erm , has it been a contentious issue erm , what are the problems with this er , with this concept erm , right , you 've got to get those sort of things in there , like you would in an essay , if you were asked to write an essay on reciprocal dumping you 'd , you 'd have all those things in there , right , but you only need to write a sentence , a sentence about them . |
2 | If you only want to borrow a small amount , a better option is to take a further advance from your existing lender ( less than £100 to arrange ) or , alternatively , a top-up loan from a second lender . |
3 | If you only want to take a few doors or windows back to bare wood for repainting , there are many other cheaper guns that would do the job . |
4 | This method is , however , a little long-winded if you only want to edit a couple of lines . |
5 | If you only want to raise a few seedlings in spring , and provide a humid atmosphere for some cuttings later , an unheated propagator will be adequate . |
6 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
7 | You only have to take a little bit off ai n't enough to go under your nose . |
8 | But , you only have to earn a little bit and you lose your benefit . |
9 | The truth is ladies you only have to touch a bald man and you light up like Blackpool Tower . |
10 | You only have to read a book about the Left Bank . ’ |