Example sentences of "that i was only " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put it simply : I can never have just one thought about the spectacles , and if it could be truly said that I was only able to entertain , say , two or ten thoughts about them — if my thinking consisted of discrete , countable thoughts — then they would not be thoughts at all . |
| 2 | ‘ I was aware when I came that I was only Warrington 's third choice , after Michael Hagan and Trevor Kissell , so I feel doubly lucky that things have gone so well . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Does n't the Prime Minister realise that she is the only person in this whole shameful episode that ca n't make the excuse that I was only obeying orders , because she was the person giving the orders — and the orders are tyrannical . ’ |
| 4 | He wanted to know how I knew that they were nine miles towards Mali and seemed to be bothered that I was only guessing . |
| 5 | The fact that I was only 14 and under age by four years ( and covered in bruises from playing football with the lads ) did n't matter . |
| 6 | Ellen had once assured me that I was only happy because I did not think too deeply , and probably she was right , but it is still that shallow contentment which makes people bring me their troubles just as the senator was now bringing me his two children . |
| 7 | She wrapped up the clogs and gave them back to me with the instruction that I was only to wear the shoes when I came to call . |
| 8 | He refused to co-operate and was told he was ‘ letting the school down ’ and given an indication that this would affect his school report , ‘ and that 's when I realized that I was only acknowledged for my sporting ability . ’ |
| 9 | Part of the problem was that I was only in my twenties when I did it , and therefore still quite young in their eyes . |
| 10 | As I looked sadly at my hands and boots , I remembered that I was only a common working boy , and wished I could be different . |
| 11 | I told him there were no hard feelings and that I was only thinking of the club , blah , blah , blah . |
| 12 | My impression was that I was only getting a small part of his attention , that he was profoundly preoccupied and that the one thing he wanted was to be left alone . ’ |
| 13 | The second I saw was an Alan Ayckbourn , considering that I was only six at the time and I did n't understand some of it I still was enthralled with the acting and enjoyed it almost as equally enough as the panto . |
| 14 | ‘ At nine miles I felt fine , but kept thinking that I was only one third of the way round the course . |
| 15 | Yes , it should be pointed out that I was only judging the photographs |
| 16 | Now moving on a little bit further , I know the talk said that I was only going up to er to , but I 'm just going a little bit further . |