Example sentences of "[pers pn] would only [vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If then you say that in such cases the mind thinks , I would only draw your attention to the fact that you are using a metaphor , that here the mind is an agent in a different sense from that in which the hand can be said to be the agent in writing . |
| 2 | Besides , he would only make it grist to his mill . |
| 3 | In this rage he would only upset his mother , and Jenna put her hands against her hot face . |
| 4 | Penny went shopping with Rowan , into one of those very expensive boutiques shops , yeah , and between them they bought this dress , and when they got it home , Rowan 's mother would n't let her have it because it was too revealing and so Penny was stuck with it and then her mother would n't let her have it either , but the shop would n't refund , it would only give them credit so she 's got all this money to spend in the shop . |
| 5 | She did n't increase her pace — it would only alert her pursuer . |