Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] only [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My family think I should only eat at meal times , and only in small quantities , but I need more than that — my stomach rumbles all the time between meals . |
| 2 | Two of the ruffians seized me , pushing me against the fence , and I could only gabble in horror as their leader drew a long , thin stiletto and pulled back my shirt to expose my throat . |
| 3 | I can only think of Strach , but his lack of experience … ? |
| 4 | or kind of oven in nine , I can only think of Oakhouse as a kind of oven but erm I do n't know whether that 's it or not . |
| 5 | I can only laugh at Rachel now . |
| 6 | The decline of British Rail and Darlington FC , I can only observe with sadness , but the rape of Skinnergate and Northgate by traffic angers me . |
| 7 | The letter with his settlement cheque says : ‘ Once again I can only apologise on behalf of my clients for events that occurred . ’ |
| 8 | We trotted calmly into it , hopped over it — and I can only rely on Karen and John 's description of what happened . |
| 9 | I can only speak for London Branch , socialites we may be but professional fund-raisers ? |
| 10 | And some of it I can only get in Stowmarket anyway because it 's heavy . |
| 11 | I can only compose at night , so that I ca n't get up early as well ; besides , one is not always in the mood for working . |
| 12 | But I can only play by ear these days . |
| 13 | One was called Jad Machness and the other 's name I can only remember as Romano . |
| 14 | Stupid things , she thought , she 'll only get into trouble , snogging at break , honestly . |
| 15 | Rolling over was a painful if not too difficult manoeuvre , but , even with Travis helping all he could , it was an exhausting process trying to find his pocket and reach into it when she could only go by touch . |
| 16 | There was such comfort , such happiness with him that she could only sigh with pleasure . |
| 17 | She could only think of Adam and pray he would be all right . |
| 18 | She could only watch in horror from the street as a local man and soldiers battled bravely to save four-year-old Stacey and two-year-old Ciara from the blaze . |
| 19 | The frustration of what she could only identify as love for him , plus the fact that she 'd given herself to him so completely , mixed with her suspicion that he was still using her in some way to further his own undisclosed purposes , had engendered a turmoil of emotions within her , among which , she was ashamed and horrified to realise , lurked a certain impulse to exercise violence on his person . |
| 20 | She could only look on Roirbak as some kind of doctor who would be dealing with her intimately shortly . |
| 21 | ‘ And that from an Aussie ? ’ she was startled into answering , then went pink when he gave her a look of what she could only describe as approval . |
| 22 | His face , less hollowed and drawn already than her first impression of it , possessed a quality in repose she could only describe as beauty , of a very virile , masculine variety . |
| 23 | She reckoned that she could only take on board a limited number of surprises in any given period , and her quota for the year had just been reached . |
| 24 | He looked anything but gratified , and she could only marvel at Araminta 's inability to see how unwelcome was the good fortune that had come to him . |
| 25 | We could n't get a straight reply — she 'd only answer in sign language . |
| 26 | Well we we often had people coming and asking to use our telephone , because either the telephones were erm all out of order , or you could only dial for emergencies . |
| 27 | Do n't dive , you will only fall into midnight . |
| 28 | Her rehabilitation is now almost complete , and thanks to the special care of the Stokenchurch dog 's home and the patience of her new owners , she can only go from strength to strength . |
| 29 | Does , does that mean you can only go in winter here ? |
| 30 | While you can only rely on issues raised in the statements that you exchange , and you must not mislead the court or the other side , you are not under an obligation to give your opponent notice of any weak points in your case . |