Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] only be [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll only be a minute . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll only be a minute . |
| 3 | I 'll only be a minute or two . ’ |
| 4 | Yep , okay I 'll only be a minute . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll only be a moment … and maybe we 'll do an extra blood-sugar reading in a little while to make sure being upset is n't making it go wonky . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll only be an hour or so , ’ he said . |
| 7 | I could only be the Shangri-La Singapore . |
| 8 | If I took your silver , I would only be a thief . |
| 9 | You 'd only be a liability . |
| 10 | Thus , while they should be drafted , so far as possible , to withstand judicial scrutiny , they will only be the subject of litigation in exceptional cases . |
| 11 | Given the pluralistic nature of society , they can only be the product of hysteria and demagogic manipulation . |
| 12 | It does not have to be a long passage , it may only be a verse . |
| 13 | It may only be a matter of time before MaliVai Washington , for one , sees the family name being represented in the wider context of majority black participation in the sport which has , for so long , been predominantly whites only territory . |
| 14 | It should only be a matter of time before they return to common sense and reason . |
| 15 | ‘ Nothing yet , but I 've got a team working around the clock so it should only be a matter of time before they come up with the answers . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 17 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 18 | Given Jacqui 's simple character , it could only be a man . |
| 19 | ‘ It could only be a madman , could n't it ? |
| 20 | It could only be a body of free , indigenous men . |
| 21 | Jerusalem , the very heart of Christendom , had been captured and it could only be a matter of time before the remaining Christian forces , still holding on at Tyre , Tripoli and Antioch , were overcome or expelled . |
| 22 | As for de Gaulle , his views were already well-known , and it could only be a matter of time before he attacked Hallstein and his Commission . |
| 23 | The Dwarfs sent word to the Dwarf capital of Karaz a Karak high in the Worlds Edge Mountains , explaining that the Night Goblins were virtually holding them prisoners within their own citadel and that without reinforcements it could only be a matter of time before the Dwarfs were defeated . |
| 24 | It could only be a matter of time before Wainfleet was using the information for his own purposes . |
| 25 | It could only be a matter of time , though , before we got together . |
| 26 | It could only be the hand of a man , and for a moment she stood quite still , hesitating to pick it up , filled with a gloomy presentiment . |
| 27 | It could only be the doctor — and the breakthrough came . |
| 28 | I remember coming home and discussing with my wife that another friend that it 'd only be a couple of weeks and we 'd be back to work . |
| 29 | ‘ I assume it 'd only be a matter of months before the divorce procedure was set in motion ? ’ |
| 30 | At work , he could only be a trade unionist . |