Example sentences of "i [modal v] only [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll only leave his aspirin . |
| 2 | I 'll only getting my |
| 3 | I could only make my exit . |
| 4 | Erm yes erm well at the ti at first I could only move my head , but when I went on that holiday , St Giles had been working on me with nerve machines and muscle machines |
| 5 | ‘ He 'd tied a black scarf , or a stocking , or something over his face , and I could only see his eyes between that and his hat brim . |
| 6 | I could only see his eyes shining in the light of the fire . |
| 7 | I no longer drank black coffee nor smoked , so I could only chew my almonds and sip my herb tea . |
| 8 | ‘ I could only convince his wife , whose one concern is to save her stepdaughter . |
| 9 | I could only attribute my captors ' sudden change of attitude to the fact that they were pleased to be getting rid of me . |
| 10 | If then you say that in such cases the mind thinks , I would only draw your attention to the fact that you are using a metaphor , that here the mind is an agent in a different sense from that in which the hand can be said to be the agent in writing . |
| 11 | Most of them have been accidentally obtained from seeds so they must not be esteemed as different species , therefore I shall only insert their common names by which they are known in gardens , that those who are inclined to collect all the varieties may be at no loss for their titles . |
| 12 | ‘ I will only give my name , rank and number , ’ I said pompously . |
| 13 | I will only use my words to describe my circumstance . |
| 14 | I can only explain my reluctance , honestly , to the fact that up to now I was n't ready — the views expressed might be too ‘ militant ’ , lesbian-orientated and ‘ anarchist ’ for the type of feminism I was espousing . |
| 15 | Nick dances his very own furious fandango in a suit from Hell 's own tailors , and if a steaming set littered with ‘ Jack The Ripper ’ , ‘ The Good Son ’ and ‘ The Mercy Seat ’ is n't your cup of tea I can only offer my sincerest condolences . |
| 16 | The report does make it clear that perhaps sake the weak case at the moment foresee Bungay bypass , but the matter is not concluded yet , we are continuing to work on it and its justification hopefully as recommendation make there , but we do seem to have made little affect of this particular press release , I can only offer my apologies Chairman . |
| 17 | HAVING just struggled through a copy of the Maastricht Treaty I can only scratch my head that anyone would wish to sign it . |
| 18 | But I can only retrieve her lips , those lightly ribbed , juicy lips , studded and patterned in close-up like a mulberry or a raspberry , their almost leathery texture if you were to brush them with your fingertips or tongue tip ( that snaky little organ equipped with ideas of its own ) . |
| 19 | And I can only feed your gladsome earth |
| 20 | I can only admire her courage . |
| 21 | ‘ I can only express our sympathy for the lady and I will bring this to my manager 's attention . |
| 22 | Questioned as he left Nato headquarters in Brussels , he said ‘ if indeed some loss of life has occurred , I can only express my very profound regret ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ In that case I can only express my gratitude . |
| 24 | The keepers also appear to be a knowledgeable and dedicated group of people , for whom I can only express my admiration of their hard work . |
| 25 | ‘ I can only repeat my gratitude , ’ he said quietly . |
| 26 | I can only take your word for it . |
| 27 | I can only take your word for that . |
| 28 | because otherwise you or I can only take your best estimate . |
| 29 | Cllr Kidd said : ‘ I can only echo my solicitor 's comment — when will they ever learn ? |
| 30 | Most of these problems are to do with the nature of conversational English , which still suffers badly from our attempts to describe it using models which originate in earlier studies of the written language , and which have been influenced by what I can only call our innate desire for things to be neat and regular . |