Example sentences of "and if only [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Licence Revoked was originally going to be the title for this last Bond film , and if only they had . |
| 2 | He rubs it absently , accosting strangers in the street , seeking out a friend and within minutes exclaiming that he wants to be by himself , watching children wistfully , accusing wellwishers of persecuting him with their kindness ; until at last he explodes on the brink of confession in a terrible universal cry : ‘ Oh , if only I were alone and nobody loved me , and if only I had never loved anyone ! ’ |
| 3 | I know that it is there , and if only , if only I can choose the right words , and if only I can tap the exact right source of power , then I shall see it ignite and flare into life . |
| 4 | A true ‘ fuck you ’ and if only he had fought . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , indeed ? ’ said Sally-Anne furiously to this supporter of wife-beaters — and if only he would move so that she could see him , and not continue to stand between herself and the light — ‘ How typically male . |
| 6 | And if only you knew how much I loved him and how much I wanted to marry him ! ’ |