Example sentences of "i [verb] only a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I cite only a few . |
| 2 | In the water I found only a few coins because the beach dropped off quite steeply into the water , making it difficult to detect . |
| 3 | He sat down on the far side of the room and I caught only a brief view of him through the dancers , but it was undoubtedly Ralph Pike still at large . |
| 4 | I pause only a moment . |
| 5 | But in the grey eyes of this female I read only a kind of concealed hostility . |
| 6 | ‘ I buy two ounces and I save only a hundred pounds . |
| 7 | In the first place I consider only a very small , very non-random set of examples , only four of them in any detail . |
| 8 | The sound of automobiles wending their way along the road far below does not reach me ; I hear only a distant occasional cowbell and the cheerful nearer transactions of insects . |
| 9 | At first I heard only a few calls ; within ten minutes , at least twice as many animals were calling , and , by circling about the pool , I observed that a steady stream of spadefoots was coming from all directions to the breeding area . |
| 10 | Silver sent Dick to fetch the rum , then Israel said something to the cook in a low voice , and I heard only a word or two . |
| 11 | When I spoke to the Conservative association in the hon. Gentleman 's constituency I heard only a litany of problems caused by the Labour-controlled council , which has done absolutely nothing to promote the area . |
| 12 | ‘ I understand only a little of what you say . |
| 13 | I felt only a wild delight as I hit his body again and again . |
| 14 | I admired the speech of the right hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent ( Mr. Foot ) , one of the more distinguished orators in the House , against whom I debated only a week or two ago in the Oxford Union . |
| 15 | I ask only a simple question , which does not entrap you in any way . |
| 16 | I saw only a little of the country areas outside WA — I hope this might be rectified in the future . |
| 17 | But I hesitated only a second before I accepted his gift excitedly . |
| 18 | That aside , I think only a few would spare sympathy for him last week . |
| 19 | Well like you said last time , I think only a man can put up with her . |
| 20 | Even to someone like myself , who has been envied in politics much more often for my physical stamina than for my brains , it was a severe pace , and I had only a fraction of the work and strain of Anthony . |
| 21 | I had only a vague idea where the circle was , but nevertheless set off towards it . |
| 22 | She only liked me for my wealth , and when I , disguised as the gipsy woman , told her that I had only a little money , she and her mother lost interest in me . |
| 23 | And I had only a day here before I received the Kha-Khan 's summons . ’ |
| 24 | But it was not Maria ; a whiteness , a flowing whiteness , a long coat or a dressing-gown — I had only a second 's sight , but I knew it was a woman and I knew it was not an old woman . |
| 25 | It was dark by the time the Loch Seaforth berthed at Stornoway and I had only a brief glimpse of the rugged Lewis coastline . |
| 26 | I had only a brief opportunity of shaking his hand at the end , as I was obliged to rush back to Oxford before I was ‘ gated ’ . |
| 27 | Thank you Chairman erm this is , this is er er obviously er a very important item , but I think that most of the information that it contains would already be familiar to members erm and bearing in mind that I , I 've only a moment or two ago gave a very long answer to Mr 's question when I , I could simply have said yes . |
| 28 | After receiving cases of whisky and champagne for being both top trainer at Hamilton and provider of most runners at the track this year , Berry said : ‘ I 've only a few left to run at Edinburgh on Thursday and Doncaster this weekend , but I could have half a dozen for the all-weather courses . |
| 29 | ‘ You will not mind , Mama , if I take only a small allowance from you and Papa ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I need only a letter from you to your bank manager instructing him of your wishes . |