Example sentences of "[subord] she [be] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's true I like Fanny best , although she 's only a maid . |
| 2 | But I did support Mrs Robinson because although she is only a symbol she is a powerful symbol . |
| 3 | Although she was only just learning to speak , on spotting one she would shout ‘ mushoosh , mushoosh ’ ' much to the amusement of passers by . |
| 4 | That had been the beginning of the trouble , because her mother had made her swear solemnly , although she was only seven , that she was innocent of all filthiness , and although she had sworn , she knew deep down in her heart that she was n't . |
| 5 | But on the run to the post Bassetja was passed by Velma and the useful Top Generation , although she was only a length behind the runner-up at the finish . |
| 6 | She went on industriously compressing and releasing , but now she felt the breath of life responding to her touch , following the pressure of her hands in and out , lifting the body under her , until she was only orchestrating the performance , and signalling its progression by the measured touch of her palms and undulation of her body . |
| 7 | She looks all the way up at him cos she 's only |
| 8 | No we 'd only had it three or four years when we went to Malton and Pam said then ooh if ever you get rid of this just let me know , it 's just right for me cos she 's only short is n't she ? |
| 9 | Yes yes she 's she she 's great well she ca n't meet other dogs yet cos she 's only nine week old . |
| 10 | Cos she was only , the only one I 'm thi |
| 11 | cos she was only a bit then . |
| 12 | ‘ Exactly on the hour , and if she 's only a couple of minutes late , you sing out , Bainbridge , because I shall want to know . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ She 's always telephoning her , even if she 's only just left the house . ’ |
| 14 | has it ? what even if she 's only met him twice ? two or three times |
| 15 | The droning in her head swelled and faded , swelled and faded repetitively , and a black halo edged her vision as if she were only allowed to behold her world circumscribed by mourning bands . |
| 16 | The council tried to take Mr Rowse to court for fraud and deception , and asked Rhoda to be the star witness for the prosecution but she refused , and had a startling remission , as Mr Rowse had promised her she would if she were only loyal . |
| 17 | Had Becky got there before him , he wondered , even if she were only living in digs ? |
| 18 | Moreover , she had shown that , even if she was only regent and not queen , let alone king , she was , like the Stewart kings themselves , a formidable personality , all too able to impose her policies . |
| 19 | She hesitated , torn between the unaccountable shyness she always felt in Louise 's presence and the overwhelming desire to be in on whatever it was they were giggling about , even if she was only a barely tolerated spectator . |
| 20 | The husband who bought them to placate her may not be aware of more than the fact that they are red ( the wife too , come to think of it , if she was only signalling forgiveness ) . |
| 21 | When Olwyn was not in bed by 8pm she was not rewarded and no star was given , even if she was only one minute late . |
| 22 | She also persuaded him to buy a hip-length jacket to help the suffering young lady keep warm if she was only sitting around nursing her ankle . |
| 23 | If he wanted her , even if it was only to satiate a temporary need , even if she was only a substitute for the woman he really wanted , then she would oblige , because he had reduced her will-power to nothing . |
| 24 | Erm the only thing that erm I thought she might er do was erm er something else on a ten year basis , because she 's only fifty six , I mean that 's relatively young , so would you possibly suggest anything that could go for ten or more years ? |
| 25 | Because she 's only your half-sister ? ’ |
| 26 | Geoffrey , spying Stella mooning about the prop room , imagined she was upset because she was only an understudy . |
| 27 | Because she was only doing it to protect herself , to hide the real truth — which was that she 'd have given anything to simply thrown herself into his arms . |
| 28 | She understood — mainly because she was only twenty-six and already had four children and another on the way . |
| 29 | This was another remarkable achievement since she was only the second woman solicitor to become a Recorder , a position totally dominated by barristers and by men . |
| 30 | ‘ Did you learn what colour the carpet will be ? ’ she teased her assistant , saw him grin cheekily , and added , since she was only five years older than him , ‘ My name 's Leith . |