Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] i [verb] only [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a complicated story and I 've only used elements of it . |
| 2 | ‘ It had been a quiet day and I had only caught a few small dace and then my rod thumped round . |
| 3 | Already , my fingers are picking at the edge of the pad and I have only written , ( dragged out ) 178 words , but who 's counting ? |
| 4 | I just got me coal and I was looking solvent and I 've only got so many weeks and I 've got to empty the stupid thing again . |
| 5 | ‘ These include four species of cobra but I have only seen a cobra twice , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Whatever they like bottom of the River Trent if you like but it would be very going off the subject and I 've only got a minute or two to spare but what someone pointed out to me that terrible monstrosity outside the Theatre Royal subway and every time I pass I fume inwardly . |
| 7 | ‘ I just looked in the larder and I 've only got four . |
| 8 | I 'd also like to say that I 've received some twenty nine representations from constituents in my ward all of whom live in my ward who are opposed to fox hunting and have asked me today to vote to ban fox hunting on our land and I 've only received two representations from official bodies the video and , and a representation from the British Field Sports Association erm , in favour of fox hunting . |
| 9 | I think so , I think I washed it just before Christmas and I 've only worn it once . |
| 10 | But I ca n't walk because I 've got emphysema and I 've only got about a third of a lung as well as arthritis to go with it . |