Example sentences of "i [modal v] only [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could only feel the sun on the back of my head and a sad , frightened sensation , as if something inside me was crying . |
| 2 | ‘ I have an 18 month old son so I could only leave the conditioner on for three minutes but I was still very impressed . |
| 3 | I could only resolve the confusion by refusing to be involved with any political activity . |
| 4 | Granny was seated in her rocking chair facing the fireplace , but her back was to me and I could only see the paper curlers she had in her hair . |
| 5 | I suppose I could only use the word tons . |
| 6 | I said , oh I 'd only have the timer and it let's you do half an hour at a time |
| 7 | I can only suppose the fans ignore you because they are too engrossed in my thought-provoking programme notes . |
| 8 | ‘ I can only express the hope that you 've not endangered your niece 's life by such behaviour . ’ |
| 9 | I think really I can only repeat the County Council 's position here chairman that we we do have sympathy with er the District Council 's position and the particular problems that the District Council have to face . |
| 10 | ‘ If you 're the best lay the platoon has to offer , I can only hope the Germans win this bloody war . ’ |
| 11 | I can only hope the experience encourages America to apply better judgment in its selection of ‘ allies ’ . |
| 12 | I can only feel the whole , |
| 13 | I can only emphasise the point that Her Royal Highness has already made on the requirements for us to have a much larger membership to allow us to speak with strong voice in the many debates we find ourselves involved on behalf of our sport whether it be windsurfers , dinghies , offshore sailing craft , motor cruisers , powerboat racing , anything that virtually goes on the water we look after . |
| 14 | As Governor here , I can only surrender the town . ’ |
| 15 | At the moment I can only take the family thing so far : I can talk about certain things , but then everything becomes a blank because I still feel too close to it all . |
| 16 | ‘ If you ever find enough human emotion to fall in love then I can only pity the victim from the bottom of my heart , ’ she said savagely , lashing out in her pain like a wounded animal . |
| 17 | In a similar vein , I can only praise the service offered by Doug Chandler and his merry men at Chandler Guitars in Kew . |
| 18 | ‘ I can only play the way I feel , ’ Arty said . |
| 19 | ‘ I can only remember the Maid 's Hook , ’ said Bessie , ‘ because it stands all on its own in the heavens and has such a definite shape . ’ |
| 20 | The damn window 's wide open across there and I can only see the gramophone . |