Example sentences of "and only [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The openings are controlled by incorruptible intelloids , and only they know which inner vaults hold valuables , and which valuables are stored where . |
| 2 | I asked the dragon-lady if anyone had come in who was n't an owner or a groom , and she bridled like a thin turkey and told me that she had conscientiously checked every visitor against her list of bona fide owners , and only they had been admitted . |
| 3 | Food and drinks are always at hand , but not petrol — garages close at 7pm and only one opens on a rota basis . |
| 4 | The boats were quickly detected , several broke down , and only one managed to land , at Nitzanim , south of Ashkelon . |
| 5 | Of twenty-eight new signings for Aston Villa in 1893–4 half never played and only one continued with the club for more than three seasons . |
| 6 | She told Chola she 'd heard from someone in Pere that the bull was ill , and she knew she 'd be able to cure it : she 'd treated hundreds in her time and only one had ever died . |
| 7 | MADRID 'S five big daily newspapers carried dozens of pages on the split and only one gave more front page space to another story . |
| 8 | The race mauretanicus , on the other hand , may now be appearing less frequently , and only one has been recorded since 1971 . |
| 9 | The competition was extremely close with no fewer than five tipsters having seven correct selections and only one failing to make 50 per cent in the markings . |
| 10 | And only him to feed on ? |
| 11 | ‘ Whoever they are — and only you know that — these people are serious . |
| 12 | Everything in his life had its place ; long-sleeved shirts to the left , short-sleeved to the right , belts hung this way , not that , this painting , this woman , this sock , each just so , and only he knew how . |
| 13 | On the other hand it was a very swift descent from the heights of a collectorship to the rank of a common gauger for a man who had friends among the voting freeholders , and some of those friends at once moved to his aid , their resolve strengthened by Carrick 's complaint that while five supervisors were dismissed , the other four were quickly reinstated in their rank and only he remained reduced , while , according to Carrick , at least one of the lucky men had been guilty of far more serious omissions than himself . |
| 14 | ‘ I was a skinhead before you were born , ’ he would bellow , and only she knew how it hurt him . |
| 15 | Let dear old Miguelito charm a new generation of English roses — Shelley had outgrown him , although she would always keep a special place in her inner being for that lovely evening when she and only she had had his sweet and undivided attention … |
| 16 | ‘ Because I 'll never cry for you again , ’ I said , which was a very false promise , because I was crying inside at the time , and only I know how much I cried for her later . |