Example sentences of "that [pron] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is not true that I only play this game for money . |
| 2 | Without Kāli , the path seemed narrower , less clearly defined , and there were little forks and side-tracks that I only half-remembered . |
| 3 | The tone controls really are sensitive and , being used to the somewhat reluctant EQ on my own amplifier , I found that I only had to move the X-Amp 's a few degrees before the sound began to change radically . |
| 4 | I suddenly felt an immense relief that I only had one more charter to complete for Cutwater , and that I would then be free of these men . |
| 5 | That I only half-believed in this self-image — and even that is probably an overstatement — was a circumstance I tried desperately hard to conceal , both from myself and others . |
| 6 | She has opened me up to the world of tennis , although I do admit that I only take an interest because of her . |
| 7 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 8 | ‘ You know the bad consequence of my laying myself under unnecessary obligation , and you will therefore take care that I only do it for real Friends that I can depend upon , ’ the member of parliament warned . |
| 9 | My main subsequent regret is that I only knew my father from the perspective of parent to child and not from that of adult ( parent ) to adult ( son ) whence different qualities and traits of personality come to be appreciated . |
| 10 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 11 | I once governed you [ for so she thinks ] and you did as I wanted , you let me deliver Dulé , my wonder , my child , a hero to our people , from death by water , I healed the barren and the sick and granted the silly dreams of lovers , and much other magic besides , so HEAR ME NOW , now that I only hear groans and Dulé hobbles on slit ankles as he rails and Ariel is captive again and croons over Roukoubé and does not speak . |
| 12 | There were things that you said that I only half understood ; things that startled me sometimes ; shocked me a bit , if you like . |
| 13 | Finally I turned and started back , not conscious of anything , my mind still locked in on the impression the place had made so that I only vaguely heard a voice calling me . |
| 14 | I 've got to be made to realize that I only love him for what I can get out of it . |
| 15 | After much ‘ mickey-taking ’ , I informed every lady that I only bought one in order to get some change for Sue to go to the toilet ( 25p a time — whatever happened to the expression ‘ spending a penny ’ ) . |
| 16 | When I was , shall we say , inducted into the SS , the deal was that I only operated against the Russians . |
| 17 | You , you did actually say that I only work on , yeah |
| 18 | I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up . |
| 19 | For Jay , many things in life had been easy , a walk-over , ; she had leapt over and through the academic hurdles and hoops of childhood and teenage with a lazy facility that she only realised later . |
| 20 | He remembered Gina 's summing-up of Eleanor 's character and told her that she only saw people as shits because she was n't woman enough to hold a man . |
| 21 | Originally I thought the ground might be too soft for her , making it a real test of stamina , and we know that she only just gets the trip . |
| 22 | She put up a token resistance , but , knowing that she only existed on his sufferance , opened her mind to him and let him prowl . |
| 23 | When she said that she only wanted £10 for looking after little Doris , and that her mother could come and visit as often as she liked , a deal was struck and a tearful Evalina waved goodbye to Mrs Stanfield and her small daughter . |
| 24 | The servants used to say that she only cries when a Carew is about to die . |
| 25 | Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again . |
| 26 | The Quorn , opposing them , had rumbled Drew 's Exocet weapon , and spent the match giving Perdita so much hassle that she only hit the ball twice . |
| 27 | Some sources claim she was derived from one of the old Welsh water-goddesses , others that she only haunts descendants of the more noble families . |
| 28 | " Well , that 's very hypocritical of you , " said Clelia , " because you know quite well that she only wants to have James so as not to hurt your feelings . |
| 29 | Aileen Baker was delighted to find that she only needed to borrow 60 per cent of the purchase price of a three-bedroom flat she had her eye on . |
| 30 | that she only need lay down the flowers loosely , |