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
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