Example sentences of "only [pers pn] know how " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I was a skinhead before you were born , ’ he would bellow , and only she knew how it hurt him . |
| 3 | Only she knew how deeply she longed to escape . |
| 4 | She 's got a private code book but the point is that only she knows how the symbols , how the manifest and latent relate to each other , because only she can make those associated links . |
| 5 | Deep down in those subconscious depths was the suggestion that you could make people believe anything you wanted them to believe , if only you knew how to pronounce the magic formula that brought the genie from the bottle . |
| 6 | Only you knew how crucial they were to our plans . ’ |
| 7 | And if only you knew how much I loved him and how much I wanted to marry him ! ’ |
| 8 | She said , ‘ Oh Father , if only you knew how thankful I am . |
| 9 | ‘ If only you knew how much of my life I did spend saying sorry . ’ |
| 10 | If only you knew how much ! she thought . |
| 11 | Only he know how parents complaining about their children upset her . |
| 12 | And he was in awe before the sense that its power was in him , and yet he was nothing ; and yet again , perhaps , if only he knew how , that power might help him … |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The Corporal swore as only he knew how . |
| 15 | Every creature would have a different tale to tell if only it knew how . |