Example sentences of "i only [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only brought the chisel back . ’ |
| 2 | I only brought the letters because Gramps asked me to … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ God forgive me , Philippa , I only tell the truth ! ’ |
| 4 | Now it was strange at the time , I only represented the shunters and the guards and the lower grades , I did n't represent the supervisors , yard inspectors at the time . |
| 5 | His self-deprecating prose — ‘ You may be forgiven for thinking I only like the architecture of the past ’ — is reinforced by videos broadcasting extracts from the television film . |
| 6 | Shiela Gorrie , 40 , screamed : ‘ Bastard — I only hope the killer is suffering . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I only hope the Christmas pudding is all right , ’ said Christine anxiously . |
| 8 | I only hope the snow does n't come till after Christmas , though . |
| 9 | I only hope the Season will prove that I have deserved your wonderful orchids . ’ |
| 10 | Patrick married my father 's sister , Catherine Conboy , but I only discovered the relationship after they had both died . |
| 11 | I only discovered the truth on the first day I was able to get up . |
| 12 | Having kept many spiny eels , I only undid the bag a little to inject water in slowly , but made my next mistake in not tying the bag up again . |
| 13 | ‘ I only told the truth . ’ |
| 14 | I 've been looking for you for years , but I only knew the name that she used to call you — Prince Charming . |
| 15 | I only knew the name ! |
| 16 | I only knew the fear was gone . |
| 17 | ‘ I only sent the tape in as a joke , ’ Harry cheerfully admitted . |
| 18 | I only left the house when I was sure she was well taken care of . |
| 19 | And he go they 're all yellow cups and he said erm he goes , which one 's the poison in , and he goes aha , the yellow cup and he goes , but they 're all yellow and he goes , yes but I 've been really clever , I only put the poison in one cup |
| 20 | In any case I do n't intend to discuss the visual arts as an example of non-verbal communication and I only introduce the topic of drawing to illustrate the extent to which antagonism to language has infiltrated itself into at least one important department of educational theory . |
| 21 | At first I only wore the bins for homework and blackboard but , as the years rolled myopically by , I came to rely on them more and became too lazy to take them off . |
| 22 | At first I only wore the bins for homework and blackboard but , as the years rolled myopically by , I came to rely on them more and more , too lazy to take them off . |
| 23 | 40 years , and I only let the side down once |
| 24 | ‘ I only saw the driver but there could have been others inside the wagon . ’ |
| 25 | Hundreds of people were there and I only saw the Queen at the beginning when she came out with Prince Philip and the Queen Mother and stood at the head of the terrace whilst a band played the National Anthem . |
| 26 | I only saw the letters your mother wrote him , not the ones he wrote her . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ In the hope of following them to the base , since we do n't know where the land entrance is — I only saw the inlet that allows ships in . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Because I only saw the car ? ’ |
| 29 | as a last sort of erm two days of the sale or something , they have their special offer next week or fifty percent off everything or something I feel sorry for these places really , that do you know it 's funny I only saw the car immediately in front of this grey one in there must of been a dip there because there 's two cars in front of me |
| 30 | ‘ I only overhang the couch by a foot or so at each end ; why do n't I attempt to curl up there when you and Janice are in residence , if not flagrante , in the bedroom ? ’ |