Example sentences of "and only [verb] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to have an intercom by the front door and only let people in by appointment . |
| 2 | I am quite new to this area and only know people to say hello to . |
| 3 | The builder 's shares withstood the pressure and only fell 4p to 142p . |
| 4 | For anyone involved in the game at the grass-roots level , the divisions books are invaluable — they give a pretty comprehensive run-down of every club in the country by division — and only cost £3.50 in their revised form , £9.99 for the National Leagues book . |
| 5 | She wondered whether she heard unreal laughter as a self-inflicted punishment because she was incontinently fond of amusement and only liked people who made her laugh , no matter what their other qualities . |
| 6 | At the same time , this year 's Champion T-34 at Oshkosh , N9053R had a reserve of $300,000 , and only reached $175,000 . |
| 7 | Bob Hoover 's well-known P-51D Mustang Old Yeller had a reserve of $1m and only reached $500,000 in the bidding . |
| 8 | Most modern philosophers would say it was nonsense to say that Cruelty was cruel and only call people cruel or particular things . |
| 9 | ‘ Because Tanith was premature and only weighed 5lb 4oz , none of the clothes I 'd bought her , or was given , fitted . |
| 10 | Byrd studied all research on the trait approach that had been done up to the 1940 's and only found 5% of all traits identified for leaders common to all the research . |