Example sentences of "i be only [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am only suggesting that you take a little time off , shall we say , until you are quite well again ? " |
| 2 | I am only guessing because we do not talk about things like that . |
| 3 | I think I am only saying that anyone who has followed the history of this controversy over the last twenty years will already see reason to think that the friction produced by quarrelling among good causes is enormous and it is a luxury that we simply can not afford . |
| 4 | The photographer and author , Daniel Farson , recollects Minton surrounded by sailors and fussing over his latest infatuation as if he were a chorus girl , whilst simultaneously complaining , ‘ I 'm only liked because I 'm rich . |
| 5 | Erm , on page thirty you talk about the erm Employer 's Federation in the er minimum terms and conditions , well I 'm only hoping that my own firm Securicor do n't have any er input into that , because er as you know they unilaterally reduced all the terms and conditions Securicor guarding and cleaning recently erm I 'd like to know when we intend meeting with Securicor Cleaner I do know you 've written to them on a number of occasions and their refusal to meet with us . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm only staying if you guarantee that you 're going to pay me . ’ |
| 7 | No I 'm only phoning you because you phoned I 'm only phoning because you ph yeah yeah no no we 've been here all the time and the phone did n't ring once well |
| 8 | I 'm only going cos I got to . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm only saying that he might be . ’ |
| 10 | No I was only thinking that when you talk about |
| 11 | ‘ I was only thinking that if you 're always so high-handed in your dealings with people it 's a wonder you have n't had your come-uppance . ’ |
| 12 | Well I was only thinking that there 's not much on the television so |
| 13 | ‘ I was only joking when I — ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I was only called that because all I had when I came here was my duffle coat . ’ |
| 15 | I was only asking if you wanted any assistance . ’ |
| 16 | When Queen Praxis tells Riddler , ‘ You are so adamantine and impermeable , ’ I could hear W C Fields sweetly explaining , ‘ I was only fooling and pretending . ’ |