Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] only [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But but I 'll only have one anyway . |
| 2 | I 'm up in court next week on a shoplifting charge , but I 'll only get a suspended or something like that . |
| 3 | The application of evolutionary ideas to the study of knowledge has recently been urged by a number of people , but I shall only discuss Campbell 's evolutionary epistemology ( Campbell 1974 ) . |
| 4 | But I could only feel the sun on the back of my head and a sad , frightened sensation , as if something inside me was crying . |
| 5 | But I could only attain to be thrilled and enchanted , as by the sound of a strain of music dying away . |
| 6 | I was a little disappointed , but I could only hope that Celia was still a bit hazy from the drugs . |
| 7 | I 'd done five but I could only remember one . |
| 8 | There was a figure on either side of him but I could only see Charlie Vaughan . |
| 9 | And then when I was about seven I went for an eye test where you get one of those cards with all the dots on , and , you 're supposed to see fifty-seven but I could only see twenty-seven . |
| 10 | " Very well , " he said , " but I will only allow it if you take Maria Candida as a chaperone . " |
| 11 | I try to sleep but I can only doze , and I am frequently aware of a pulse , a rattle , a rustiness rippling through me . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know why I 've been dropped but I can only think it 's something to do with my run-ins with those high-profile managers . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | I 'm sure such generalisations are unjust , but I can only speak as I find ! |
| 15 | Yes , but I can only do it if I am convinced . |
| 16 | But I can only do few animals , but that 's all . |
| 17 | But I can only give you one answer . |
| 18 | ‘ But I can only pick my best eleven at the time . ’ |
| 19 | As I say , you 'd be paying two plans , two policy fees , two setting up charges , administration costs etc , so there 's all that to be weighed up with the advantages over , I 've actually got another plan , but I can only claim half of it , for the first six months . |
| 20 | Christian 's a fine man , but I can only take so much religion in a week . |
| 21 | " But I can only work nine hours , three nights a week , and I take home £10.20 . |
| 22 | But I can only play by ear these days . |
| 23 | Big one but I can only see that . |
| 24 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 25 | Lucy was apologetic : ‘ I know it does n't get us anywhere and it 's subjective , but I can only say what impression I got . ’ |
| 26 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you may only view the details of one of your relations ( ascendants or descendants ) ; if you have LIFESPAN Manager privilege you can view the details of any user . |
| 27 | You can register a letter for any country , but you would only receive a small amount of compensation for loss or damage . |
| 28 | But you would only approach that business on the basis that well the estate agent has asked me to give you er you know he he feels that you would benefit and erm from this exposure and er has asked me to approach you first . |
| 29 | But if , with this job one , they could , they could say right well we 'll put you in a mental home where you will learn your skills , but you will only get ten pound a week |
| 30 | Yeah , but you 'd only have to have one . |