Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Arboreal rodents , primates , and many other mammals take to the trees as an escape route and the majority of them rarely risk a descent to the ground unless it is vitally necessary . |
2 | I badly need a drink and I need to talk to you . ’ |
3 | I rather like a lot of the G Plan stuff I like very much . |
4 | I only live a couple of streets away . ’ |
5 | No I only want a pen . |
6 | I only want a bike because I want it and want it and want it . " |
7 | ‘ After all , I only want a bit of peace and quiet and I think I am entitled to that ! ’ |
8 | I only want a word . ’ |
9 | Now I 'll pay you ten pounds to play this game , and I only want a pound if I win . |
10 | Sorry to sound a little perverse on that issue , but I , we really wanted to have a clear indication of what you felt as District Planning Officers , er an and indeed we 'll hear what the County feel and in fact have pursued through this alteration , but can I again , just for clarification , and in fact it 's a sort of final head count , er and again I raise this in the context of P P G three paragraph thirty three , and that is the degree of acceptability , or otherwise , by the local planning authorities , erm and I only need a nod from you , or otherwise , for the record . |
11 | I only need a bit . |
12 | Though I must admit , I only have a bite at lunchtime myself . |
13 | I appreciate that the outcome will make no difference to my current computer display as I believe I only have a monitor capable of standard VGA display . |
14 | I only have a pound left and I was paid on Friday and that is because I bought food and very basic toiletries . |
15 | ‘ I only have a moment . |
16 | But I c er I only see a blackbird , that 's all , two blackbirds three . |
17 | No I was just about to say confidence really I find it quite difficult to get assertive erm but when the situation does arise I suddenly get a gut feeling about it later |
18 | I just prefer a bit of real action . |
19 | I just fancy a biscuit |
20 | I just fancy a bit of stewing beef |
21 | And I do n't know anything technical at all I mean just , I just turn a knob here and open the microphone and that 's it you know . |
22 | So I just follow a hunch . |
23 | Then if I get caught I just get a caution and that 's it . |
24 | What I do is I try and do a I just get a bus erm |
25 | What I do is I just get a bus at Hertford and walk to Hertford and normally it does n't take long it only takes about ten minutes |
26 | Y'know , I just get a repeat prescription every week . |
27 | I just take a couple of paracetamol . |
28 | At times , I just take a breather , actually stop and say , yeah hang on a minute , let's just walk through and work out what 's going on . |
29 | And , yes , I just wait a second , what about you , you do n't put any more in ? |
30 | Oh yeah yeah I just keep a list of people who |