Example sentences of "and [pron] [be] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have been fascinated by the IBM Environment for the past 20 years and I am only too pleased to unravel its complexities to those of you attending this seminar . |
| 2 | I had four good , rewarding years with the company , and I am only sorry that we were unable to reach an agreement . ’ |
| 3 | I know that members and non-members alike have found them useful , and I am only sorry I missed the October one . |
| 4 | I apologise on behalf of Council to the members of the press who are here , and to the Council officers who have to endure this and I am only grateful that there are not members of the public here to witness this total farce . |
| 5 | ‘ He knows of your feelings towards me , and I am only a passing stranger . |
| 6 | Edinburgh District Council has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and I am only too happy to support an event at which the many different cultures , religions and experiences of women in Edinburgh today were represented . |
| 7 | ‘ But Mr Carson and I are only in New York for a year , ’ Mrs Carson pointed out . |
| 8 | ‘ You mean you and I are only friends ? |
| 9 | Mr Roirbak wo n't like it , and I 'm only resident at his pleasure , you understand . ’ |
| 10 | I do it , and I 'm only a girl . |
| 11 | And a good example is Carl Perkins : we did n't know it until years later , but Carl and I were born and raised within fourteen miles of each other , and I 'm only about three , four months older than he is . |
| 12 | Gardner 's script contains other doubtful gems such as , ‘ I keep thinking , how come I 've got kids and I 'm only eighteen years old . |
| 13 | I do n't think I 'm the only volunteer who 's ashamed of their early attitude to AIDS and I 'm only glad that we had the sense , collectively , to listen to reason before the calls began . |
| 14 | But now they are out as well as all junk food , and I 'm only eating one meal a day . |
| 15 | You 've just got me , and I 'm only a third-year student nurse . ’ |
| 16 | I go to work and I 'm only on housework half a day . |
| 17 | Co-productions with the Royal Opera have proved as vital for London as St Petersburg , and Gergiev was quite happy that Covent Garden 's lap of The Fiery Angel should be conducted by Sir Edward Downes ( ‘ it is clear to both of us that Prokofiev deserves what has happened , he deserved it long ago , and I 'm only glad it happened in my time ’ ) . |
| 18 | He wanted it to be a surprise for you , and I 'm only telling you in advance in case — in case you should think it might have been me . " |
| 19 | I 've persuaded the people who matter that I 'm the best man to work with you to help us clear this up , but I 'm like a football manager , Cameron ; I can be replaced at a moment 's notice and I 'm only as good as the results I get . |
| 20 | I 'm not letting down STG — there are now seventeen senior partners and I 'm only one of them . |
| 21 | ‘ And I 'm only coming back to the flat to get my bag , if that 's the way you feel . |
| 22 | It sounds ridiculous — it is ridiculous — it 's one of those huge ridiculous facts that one tries to close one 's eyes to , they 're so absurd — and I 'm only mentioning it because it 's two o'clock in the morning , and I feel I can say anything to you . |
| 23 | ‘ I should n't be talking to you like this when you 're worried about your sister and I 'm only her friend . ’ |
| 24 | But there was a foreman in the shop , but these did their own job er and er in the about three or four weeks , and I 'm only a kid , erm they had me doing separate jobs you know , not for a gaffer or anything and er they used to , they give me odd jobs as , you know like , to help the men and er it went of like that in till I was eighteen or nineteen , well twenty , that time you were , day , become a man . |
| 25 | It will take a great deal of money to do it properly and I 'm only interested in doing it if I have the support to give me a chance of winning . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've no real proof that Puddephat was at the flat , and I 'm only guessing at what went on there . |
| 27 | Thank you , yes they should be but stand up and I 'm only trying to help in the situation . |
| 28 | And we 've had , had instances of why that policy did n't work , and I 'm only sorry that those people who supported it before are finding it impossible to support it now . |
| 29 | I 'm on your side , and I 'm only saying this for your own good . ’ |
| 30 | We work 24 hour shifts and I 'm only one shift . |