Example sentences of "but i [modal v] only [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But but I 'll only have one anyway . |
2 | I 'd done five but I could only remember one . |
3 | " Very well , " he said , " but I will only allow it if you take Maria Candida as a chaperone . " |
4 | ‘ I do n't know why I 've been dropped but I can only think it 's something to do with my run-ins with those high-profile managers . |
5 | But I can only retrieve her lips , those lightly ribbed , juicy lips , studded and patterned in close-up like a mulberry or a raspberry , their almost leathery texture if you were to brush them with your fingertips or tongue tip ( that snaky little organ equipped with ideas of its own ) . |
6 | Yes , but I can only do it if I am convinced . |
7 | But I can only give you one answer . |
8 | ‘ But I can only pick my best eleven at the time . ’ |
9 | Lucy was apologetic : ‘ I know it does n't get us anywhere and it 's subjective , but I can only say what impression I got . ’ |
10 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |