Example sentences of "[be] only [v-ing] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am only suggesting that you take a little time off , shall we say , until you are quite well again ? " |
| 2 | I think I am only saying that anyone who has followed the history of this controversy over the last twenty years will already see reason to think that the friction produced by quarrelling among good causes is enormous and it is a luxury that we simply can not afford . |
| 3 | Do n't you think they 're only using that as |
| 4 | ‘ You 're only saying that because Gloria did my hair so nicely this morning . ’ |
| 5 | Yes but surely Alexander you 're , you 're only saying that er you do n't er , the more you golf . |
| 6 | Erm , on page thirty you talk about the erm Employer 's Federation in the er minimum terms and conditions , well I 'm only hoping that my own firm Securicor do n't have any er input into that , because er as you know they unilaterally reduced all the terms and conditions Securicor guarding and cleaning recently erm I 'd like to know when we intend meeting with Securicor Cleaner I do know you 've written to them on a number of occasions and their refusal to meet with us . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm only saying that he might be . ’ |
| 8 | Role ‘ It is only fitting that the standard of his office should reflect his role . |
| 9 | After all in an age where everyone is becoming more environmentally aware , perhaps it is only fitting that even artists are getting into recycling . |
| 10 | Before any committal warrant is issued , the magistrates court must hold a means inquiry , and it is only following that that a warrant can be issued . |
| 11 | He is only saying that after a certain point in his life he himself did not doubt . |
| 12 | ‘ Anyway , you know that Tim is only saying that because he wants you to marry him . |
| 13 | No I was only thinking that when you talk about |
| 14 | ‘ I was only thinking that if you 're always so high-handed in your dealings with people it 's a wonder you have n't had your come-uppance . ’ |
| 15 | Well I was only thinking that there 's not much on the television so |
| 16 | Dining in the perfect Jacobean hall of Trinity it was only fitting that we should wear dinner jackets ( Hooray for a touch of elitism ! ) |
| 17 | As usual , pace dominated the bowling , both in the Cup and in the A team series , and it was only fitting that Kenneth Benjamin should have been the latest addition to the Test attack . |
| 18 | The poor sod was only sayin' that ter make 'er act a bit sensible . |