Example sentences of "that she [be] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is , of course , nothing wrong with trying to look your best , but for the born-again Weldon to refuse to see anyone unless she spent half the day in the hairdressers and then proclaim that she 's only doing it to further her career ( oh , please ) smacks of hypocrisy of the very highest order . |
| 2 | A herd of deer on the African plains may feed undisturbed when a lioness walks among them , if they perceive that she is only out for a stroll . |
| 3 | Susan : Mrs C is prejudiced herself because , I mean , she said to Karen that she is only getting bad because she hangs around with too many black people . |
| 4 | We can speculate that there is a psychological motive for this switch , with Adele using a change of code to indicate that she is only reporting these words and does not herself " stand behind " them or vouch for their validity . |
| 5 | Marie thought of her own mother with her frumpy clothes and ageing , lined face : no one would have guessed that she was only forty-two . |
| 6 | It was unbelievable that she was only the same age as many of them . |
| 7 | Every evening my mother would come home from work , tired , and it seemed to me that she was only interested in her job or , more specifically , the personal affairs of her colleagues . |
| 8 | It was difficult to believe that she was only a few years younger than his mother ; both mentally and physically she belonged to a different generation . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , she realized that she was only safe until the train reached King 's Cross . |
| 10 | Joe said nothing and Maureen said anxiously , ‘ I suppose you think he 's weak , Joe , but what can he do ? she said when he went back that she was only teasing about the baby not being his ! |
| 11 | It was suggested that she hated the wet and dreary Balmoral holidays , that she suffered from anorexia , that she had quarrelled with a number of the Prince 's household and staff , that she was only interested in clothes , that she was a lover of discotheques and neglected her husband . |
| 12 | " But that policeman who brought in the exhibits said that she was only eighteen . |
| 13 | She was so interested that she was only vaguely aware the room was emptying of other guests until a waiter picked up their empty glasses and obstinately replaced the ashtrays Roman had borrowed . |
| 14 | She loved him so much , and to realise that she was only an episode in his busy life was bitter indeed . |
| 15 | Despite the fact that she was only yards from the main street , not one sound of the flowing traffic penetrated the stillness . |
| 16 | She then sought a fair rent , which she could only do if she were a tenant , but Mr Street of course argued that she was only a licensee . |
| 17 | Did n't it matter to him that she was only after his money , that she was far from being the warm , motherly soul that she seemed ? |
| 18 | She said , once more trying her best to sound scathing , but sensing strongly that she was only half succeeding , ‘ I 'm glad to hear you have some redeeming features . ’ |
| 19 | Conscious that she was only scantily dressed , Sarella gave him a weighing glance . |
| 20 | ‘ Some other time , ’ he said , clearly believing that she was only stalling . |
| 21 | That and the fact that she was only an assistant would make her discontented and , quite possibly , cause her to resign . |