Example sentences of "'s only [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if it 's only to give you the confidence you know |
| 2 | Well he 's only put it on one side . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't worry , Mrs Aggie , ’ she said ; ‘ I 'll get me own back on her before I leave this place , you 'll see , if it 's only kicking her shins . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ She 's only telling you for your own good , dear , ’ Emily interposed . |
| 5 | It 's only reminding her of what she has n't got . ’ |
| 6 | I mention that not in any boastful sense it 's only to reassure you that if I can do that then I , I ca n't be very much out of giving the wrong gen . |
| 7 | It 's only raining I mean |
| 8 | has it ? what even if she 's only met him twice ? two or three times |
| 9 | You recognise the anger you feel against your parents , but at this stage there 's little point in contacting them if it 's only to unload your bitterness . |
| 10 | But he 's only buying his own |
| 11 | The fact that he 's only risking his career — and mine , and the government 's — does n't really make any difference . |
| 12 | Phil 's just landed on it , it 's only cost him fifty quid ! |
| 13 | So if I put , oh no it 's only throwing it in n it ? |
| 14 | ‘ She 's only saving her money , ’ I sprang to Ellen 's defence , ‘ so she has something to live on while she writes her first novel . ’ |
| 15 | He 's only worn them in ! |
| 16 | It 's only take you probably take you about twenty minutes , to do , Y equals log X , just use your calculator . |
| 17 | He told me he 's infallibly able to recognize women even if he 's only seen them once . |
| 18 | Well , he 's only done it once and that was when it was in a coat pocket and he pulled it out and it sort of must |
| 19 | . He 's only given you one of those . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's only beaten me once today . ’ |
| 21 | " She 's left me some money and all her furniture and things , " Sara went on , " but she 's only left me half the house . " |
| 22 | Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick . |
| 23 | Yeah , yes it 's only wants one bad one among the crowd , like a ba a b bad apple , go through the lot . |
| 24 | but that 's only putting his hand out without being brutal about it , that 's not as dangerous as being coming out entirely from behind the shield . |
| 25 | She 's only giving me Charlotte 's drink . |
| 26 | I know but it 's only giving you one |
| 27 | There 's only bit I 've . |
| 28 | Erm , he 's only won I admit |
| 29 | Are you aware she 's only marrying you for your money ? |
| 30 | He 's only showing his ignorance . ’ |