Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be careful : if you were asked by the council to comment on the original application , it may only inform you of these new drawings if you specifically ask . |
| 2 | you simply read the lists down and across yourself , without first hearing the words , and the LH should only stop you and say it right if you did n't |
| 3 | Well they 'll only complain you know |
| 4 | ‘ But your father 'll only send you back again , ’ said Harry , still dubious . |
| 5 | They 'll only tell you if they 're doing it anyway . |
| 6 | that 'll only cost you a small amount |
| 7 | I wo n't explain the method unless you want me to it 'll only muddle you . |
| 8 | Cos they wo n't pay you a sister 's grade , they 'll only pay you an E grade . |
| 9 | They 'll only give you three months of Sky programmes . |
| 10 | The fact is , they 'll only give you BSkyB until December . |
| 11 | he said , now look you lost eighty pound out of that draw I said yes I did they 'll only allow you fifty so he says I 'll say these cuff links are worth thirty pound , so he was on my side were n't he ? |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll only require you for one hour a day . |
| 13 | It 'll only take you five minutes . ’ |
| 14 | it 'll only take you a second to do that , bring you , mind yourself , let me just , whoosh that 's hot |
| 15 | He put out his hand towards her now but did n't touch her , saying , ‘ Do n't faint ; it wo n't help you any because I 'll only revive you with a jug of cold water and make you listen to the finish . |
| 16 | There had been long periods when I could only enter you and come in you by secretly pretending to myself that I did not know you , that you were a tart I had picked up in a bar — or on the street corner . |
| 17 | ‘ I bore you , I could only bore you . ’ |
| 18 | The dragons could n't get you through the air-hole ; they could only get you if you put out a foot or a hand , or worst of all your head ; that was when they struck ; bit it off , or pulled you right out and ate all of you . ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps they bugged a dozen other people as well but they 'd only hear you and me talking about naming names on her bug . |
| 20 | In fact , there is a buffer between the program and the operating system , but this need only concern you when you are organising your program for maximum file access efficiency . |
| 21 | ‘ It would only mean you love me , and you did admit that long ago . ’ |
| 22 | The school authorities were unsympathetic : the dinner ladies would only accept you into the school to see the nurse if you were on the point of death , + my teacher kindly informed me that I should n't have been running in the playground . |
| 23 | So the subtext of my behaviour could be interpreted as , ‘ I feel weak and tired , but I 'm damned if I 'm going to admit it , because that would only prove you right . ’ |
| 24 | It will only exasperate you ! |
| 25 | Once you have made your choice you should put the rest away out of sight , as they will only muddle you and make the job a lot more difficult . |
| 26 | ‘ It is no use , ’ I said to him , ‘ I will only give you my name , rank and number . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I will only give you my name , rank and number . ’ |
| 28 | Life will only give you whatever you 'll accept . |
| 29 | It is easy to be cynical and think that new prospective customers will only give you their favourite trade references ; which are just the ones you do n't want . |
| 30 | My parents , you see , said ah , in England they will only give you tea . |