Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [is] only [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall assessment : Look , those press vultures are always being beastly about Fergie , which is jolly unfair because she ca n't answer back and she 's only doing what any perfectly normal gel would do if they found themselves in her shoes , OK ? |
| 2 | Shylock says himself that it is not only a Jewish teaching , it is also a Christian 's way of thought , and he is only doing what a Christian would do : ( Act 3 , Scene 1 , lines 54–55 ) |
| 3 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 4 | Some of the barriers I 've built up are going to be chipped away and it 's only going to take one incident and I 'm going to be stuffed . |
| 5 | I could have said anything , made an excuse , but I wanted to be straight and it 's only making things worse . ’ |
| 6 | After all , the survey will have to be done at some stage and it is only going to be helpful to carry out a pilot if it tells the designer something he did not know . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Yeah , but she 's only waiting then i n't she , outside ? |
| 9 | ‘ Mr. Bishop is mistaken in thinking we are litterbugs , but he is only doing his duty in taking steps to protect Ferngrove Park . |
| 10 | This is the work of an exceptional artist , but he is only carrying further than usual ideas that occupy all archaic East Greek sculptors and are soon transmitted to those of other areas . |
| 11 | But he 's only buying his own |
| 12 | Yeah , but he 's only watching the |
| 13 | And I would like to make another quote if I may , he was the one that talked about Scotland being the land of cakes , and brother Scots , where the women made the cakes but he 's only addressing the brother Scots . |
| 14 | " But he 's only going over for our sakes — so we can make contact . " |
| 15 | BT can afford to take a smaller profit , of course , but it is only doing that because it has been shamed into doing so by its customers . |
| 16 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 17 | The council will balance its budget this year but it 's only getting an increase of 6.5 per cent and it needs 8 per cent . |
| 18 | But it 's only happening in some less developed countries . |
| 19 | I know but it 's only giving you one |