Example sentences of "be only [verb] it [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought , we 're only doing it once it 's been commissioned . |
| 2 | I think they 're only saying it because it 's true . |
| 3 | It sounds ridiculous — it is ridiculous — it 's one of those huge ridiculous facts that one tries to close one 's eyes to , they 're so absurd — and I 'm only mentioning it because it 's two o'clock in the morning , and I feel I can say anything to you . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm only doing it because I want your mother to have a quiet lie-in , so you can turn that thing off for a start . ’ |
| 5 | What do ya mean I alw I 'm only saying it cos I got |
| 6 | What do ya mean I alw I 'm only saying it cos I got |
| 7 | The important point here , as everywhere , is only to use it when it is appropriate . |