Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] be only " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a member leaves the band , he or she is only responsible for the debts incurred prior to his or her leaving . |
| 2 | A judge should only find a child guilty of contributory negligence if he or she is of such an age as reasonably to be expected to take precautions for his or her own safety ; and then he or she is only to be found guilty if blame should be attached to him or her . |
| 3 | Losers will be those groups whose incomes rise less rapidly than the general price level : examples include workers who are not represented by unions or who are only weakly unionised but face strong employer resistance to wage claims . |
| 4 | In such an organization you feel hemmed in by people who can refuse you permission to do something or who are only waiting to jump all over you if you appear to be taking the initiative , or achieving something which even they may recognize as being highly desirable , in ‘ the wrong way ’ . |
| 5 | This poem hints that we can go beyond the form of the ritual only.to be horrified by the realization that there is nothing there , or there is only some petty squalor , meaning having receded out of sight if it was ever present in the first place . |
| 6 | Either they are part of a Unionist majority which includes Labour and Liberal Democrats , or there is only the Tory Union . |
| 7 | Or it 's only class four occupation that ca n't have a four week |
| 8 | not know it immediately but if I say , Well what 's X plus seven times Y minus five or it 's only the same it 's exactly the same rules |
| 9 | Or he was only knee high to a duck . |
| 10 | ‘ I have been fascinated by the IBM Environment for the past 20 years and I am only too pleased to unravel its complexities to those of you attending this seminar . |
| 11 | I had four good , rewarding years with the company , and I am only sorry that we were unable to reach an agreement . ’ |
| 12 | I know that members and non-members alike have found them useful , and I am only sorry I missed the October one . |
| 13 | I apologise on behalf of Council to the members of the press who are here , and to the Council officers who have to endure this and I am only grateful that there are not members of the public here to witness this total farce . |
| 14 | ‘ He knows of your feelings towards me , and I am only a passing stranger . |
| 15 | Edinburgh District Council has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and I am only too happy to support an event at which the many different cultures , religions and experiences of women in Edinburgh today were represented . |
| 16 | ‘ But Mr Carson and I are only in New York for a year , ’ Mrs Carson pointed out . |
| 17 | ‘ You mean you and I are only friends ? |
| 18 | Mr Roirbak wo n't like it , and I 'm only resident at his pleasure , you understand . ’ |
| 19 | I do it , and I 'm only a girl . |
| 20 | And a good example is Carl Perkins : we did n't know it until years later , but Carl and I were born and raised within fourteen miles of each other , and I 'm only about three , four months older than he is . |
| 21 | Gardner 's script contains other doubtful gems such as , ‘ I keep thinking , how come I 've got kids and I 'm only eighteen years old . |
| 22 | I do n't think I 'm the only volunteer who 's ashamed of their early attitude to AIDS and I 'm only glad that we had the sense , collectively , to listen to reason before the calls began . |
| 23 | But now they are out as well as all junk food , and I 'm only eating one meal a day . |
| 24 | You 've just got me , and I 'm only a third-year student nurse . ’ |
| 25 | I go to work and I 'm only on housework half a day . |
| 26 | Co-productions with the Royal Opera have proved as vital for London as St Petersburg , and Gergiev was quite happy that Covent Garden 's lap of The Fiery Angel should be conducted by Sir Edward Downes ( ‘ it is clear to both of us that Prokofiev deserves what has happened , he deserved it long ago , and I 'm only glad it happened in my time ’ ) . |
| 27 | He wanted it to be a surprise for you , and I 'm only telling you in advance in case — in case you should think it might have been me . " |
| 28 | I 've persuaded the people who matter that I 'm the best man to work with you to help us clear this up , but I 'm like a football manager , Cameron ; I can be replaced at a moment 's notice and I 'm only as good as the results I get . |
| 29 | I 'm not letting down STG — there are now seventeen senior partners and I 'm only one of them . |
| 30 | ‘ And I 'm only coming back to the flat to get my bag , if that 's the way you feel . |