Example sentences of "i 'd only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd only drink half a pint , so I was in great demand — the sergeant would have the rest . |
| 2 | But even playing it is a real worry ; I think I 'd only do it if I had my band playing live , the way I do it now . |
| 3 | This is nearly as demanding as the main route so I 'd only do it if the tops are covered in mist or you are absolutely worn out . |
| 4 | I do n't know whether you 'll think I 'm boasting but that is n't the case , but I never ever regretted it and it a great deal of respect for me , you know and I could see that and did appreciate it and I know the people appreciated it just the same and erm it 's gone on from then till now but about , I retired in seventy-three , I was sixty-five and I said I 'd only do what anybody wanted for me , cos they had me in for the tax and I never ever heard twenty-one I think it was or thirty-one in come and I 'd go before I could satisfy them at Walsall but er I 'd got , not got enough money to be taxed in the bank , which was true . |
| 5 | I made it a condition that I 'd only do it with an American choreographer , and my assistant is American , too . ’ |
| 6 | I 'd only do something I enjoyed . |
| 7 | Bu I mean I 'd only advise those if you have like er you know , children with grubby hands and |
| 8 | ‘ And I 'd only go out with someone I really liked — I would n't do it for the sake of it . |
| 9 | I 'd only set out again — and again — so you will have to let me come . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd only end up in the doghouse myself would n't I ? |
| 11 | If I married I 'd only end up cleaning his shoes . |
| 12 | I 'd only send him to Wincanton if a new jockey comes into the equation , and needs to get to know him . ’ |
| 13 | Frankly , I 'd only have needed to brush my hand against my trouser zip before security guards would have been called for . |
| 14 | At least I 'd only have been wrong once ! |
| 15 | Even if it 's true that I would have gone to prison to protect somebody else or make some dubious point about the freedom of the press , I know I 'd only have been doing it to make myself look good . |
| 16 | They wo n't like it in here , too hot ; but it 's quicker for the morning , otherwise I 'd only have to cross the yard to get them . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd only have done it for the money , ’ she admits , ‘ It was a bit of a mish-mash . ’ |
| 18 | I ca n't play that sort of trick on him — besides , I 'd only have to agree to another date . ’ |
| 19 | I said , oh I 'd only have the timer and it let's you do half an hour at a time |
| 20 | When I first went , I thought I 'd only get them for a couple of weeks at the most . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're managing just fine , I 'd only get in your way . |
| 22 | She went on : ‘ I felt I 'd only believe I was pregnant when I could see it . |
| 23 | In the long term , I 'd only like to see more effort aimed at subject matter , and perhaps , in some cases , less concern with veneer quality |
| 24 | I 'd only read Hamlet — no comedies — |
| 25 | Well er sir the same point applies , and I 'd only say this . |
| 26 | Well I 'd only say that initially erm because then what you end up with is a sort of lucky dip which every now and then somebody will remember the bag of science tricks that somebody 's taught them and dip into . |
| 27 | Well I 'd only say that initially erm because then what you end up with is a sort of lucky dip which every now and then somebody will remember the bag of science tricks that somebody 's taught them and dip into . |
| 28 | I 'd only shoot a little bird if it was dead , if it was like half dead , like if Joe had shot it al |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd only loan him out for someone like you , Travis . |