Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] only [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 2 | I could only manage a whisper . |
| 3 | ‘ I could only find a bottle of bourbon and some after-dinner liqueurs , ’ she told him , being careful to avoid contact with his hand . |
| 4 | And when I picked it up , I could only hear a whisper . |
| 5 | Unfortunately I could only get a ticket for the liverpool end . |
| 6 | Another in Sutton , Surrey , said : ‘ I would only want a bunch of wild flowers and the simplest departure possible . |
| 7 | Well I shall only spend a pound twenty four . |
| 8 | They did n't say , as the teds did , I can only wear a drape They 'd mix it a bit , getting into biker stuff and cap-sleeved T-shirts . |
| 9 | As a physician of Italian origin , I can only express a sense of surprise and shame which , I hope , is shared by the whole Italian biomedical community . |
| 10 | I 'm very shy and I can only take a lot of people in small doses . |
| 11 | But as we walked further the noise we had heard , which at first might have been taken for wind and rain , began to break up into shouts , cries , calls , over a ground-bass which I can only call a sigh : a deep sigh , repeated over and over , as if the wide world itself were sighing . |
| 12 | Not being a builder , nor an architect , I can only hazard a guess . |
| 13 | I can only hazard a guess at what it must have been like to sail in a typical convoy , with bombers and submarines liable to strike at any moment , or to brave the Western Approaches with only a couple of inches of rusting metal between yourself and the enemy . |
| 14 | I can only see a daddy and a little girl on a roundabout . |
| 15 | In some cases you may only choose a maximum of one unit of a specific type , for example you can only have one Mob of Big'uns . |
| 16 | In some cases you may only choose a maximum of one unit of a specific type , for example you can only have one regiment of Reiksguard Knights . |
| 17 | If you are heavily laden with treasure you might only manage a couple of swings of the sword before you have to rest , during which time your opponent can batter away at you ! ) |
| 18 | So it 's going to be erm you might only get a week 's notice if it 's going to be switched to the Saturday then I would guess . |
| 19 | That 's because while some of the shares can be sold for nearly £4 a time you 'll only get a MAXIMUM of £1.70 per share back if you miss the deadline . |
| 20 | If Gran wakes , she 'll only want a glass of water . ’ |
| 21 | she 'll only get a taxi , if er , she thinks it not viable , but er , it , it to me , it just seems not buggering about , but |
| 22 | She caught worldwide attention last year when she claimed in a defence of prostitution charges that she could only satisfy a sex addiction by selling herself to the long line of men . |
| 23 | It may sound priggish , but she says it 's unwise to go against one 's nature , its fundamental requirements , she knew that she could only make a go of it , a real go — and that was what she wanted — with some very extraordinary kind of man , and she had n't met him yet . |
| 24 | Alice looked all round the table , but she could only see a teapot . |
| 25 | But if you 'd , if the original sum assured was only sixty thousand , you could only have a quarter , so you could only have fifteen thousand pounds maximum . |
| 26 | If you do not recognize that the question is implying that something has been selected , you will only answer a part and not the whole of it . |
| 27 | Driver Number : You will only have a Driver Number if you have already been issued with a New Style ( 10 Year type ) licence . |
| 28 | well she can only get a taxi I suppose |
| 29 | Note , however , that you can only add a maximum of 10 modules to any one SPR . |
| 30 | Note , however , that you can only add a maximum of 10 modules to any one SPR . |