Example sentences of "only [noun sg] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the only response I know of , yes , I do n't know , had anybody heard ? |
| 2 | The only disadvantage I find with them is that there are so many bits to take apart and wash and , as with most plastic bowls it is difficult to rid them of the smell of onions . |
| 3 | Looking back at him , she said , ‘ The only ambition I have at the moment is to survive my eighteen months with G.W. Fashions . |
| 4 | Suddenly Shiona was trembling with outrage , but her tone was as cool as tempered steel as she told him , ‘ The only ambition I have regarding Kirsty is to be appointed as her legal guardian ! ’ |
| 5 | The only mail I get from Czechoslovakia is a junk mail actually , it 's all about some wine club that I never want to belong to , but erm , if Darwin had only opened it , er do n't throw it away , it could be , it could be th it could be the paper from that will save you infinite trouble . |
| 6 | The only light I use at night is a small torch which I can grip in my mouth while using both hands to bait up , sharpen or change hooks , or make any other adjustments to my tackle . |
| 7 | The only wheel I found on this trip is still very much in business , grinding corn on two pairs of stones . |
| 8 | ‘ Then suddenly I just could n't take it any longer — the knowledge that the only effect I had on you was sexual , the only way I could influence you was physically , whereas you loved Jones , as I thought ; your relationship with him was emotional … |
| 9 | ‘ That is why I can say the only fear I know inside the ring is the fear of losing . |
| 10 | He 's been shooting off his mouth about me and I will close it for him ’ Lennox Lewis DONALD MACLEOD Lennox Lewis : ‘ The only fear I know inside the ring is the fear of losing . |
| 11 | Run by the redoubtable Cheryl , the wonderful Aultnamain ( along with the Cluanie Inn , the only pub I know with its name on even the most basic Highland road map ) is a Sunday mecca for musos and the merely thirsty from all around . |
| 12 | The only question I have regarding the DeskJet Portable concerns battery life . |
| 13 | I get bored easily , so the only plan I have for the future is not to get comfortable with any one thing . ’ |
| 14 | I had come across a small herd of Swayne 's hartebeeste near Awash Station , the only hartebeeste I saw during the journey . |
| 15 | The western slopes of the Annalong Valley are a superb vantage points to watch shepherds and dogs in action , and if your itinerary always includes a stop for a mug of tea then be warned that the only tea-shop I know of in the area is in the park at the bottom of Silent Valley . |
| 16 | Erm and given the wide range of densities , the only conclusion I came to was I should accept forty three workers per hectare . |
| 17 | ‘ That packet of cherries was the only decoration I had on hand . |
| 18 | The only place I seemed to be able to reach you was in bed . |
| 19 | At the time I had no other reason to come home , but when I heard my mother only had a short time left it was the only place I wanted to be . ’ |
| 20 | Going to church is the only chance I get of singing — well , with accompaniment anyway . ’ |
| 21 | Federal and Capital we er , is , is a small business er , but highly profitable and er , it 's a subscription business so that the cash comes in advance and er , the er , the only criticism I have of Federal and Capital is that it 's , it , it , it , it would be nice if it was five times bigger than it is . |
| 22 | But then Miss see could n't move out of my sight , she was the only friend I had amongst all these strangers . |
| 23 | The only person I know like that is John . |
| 24 | But the only person I saw for the rest of that day , besides the German who brought my food and took me to the lavatory , was the English orderly . |
| 25 | I have never quite understood why " Chesh " as we called him at the time , was the only person I selected for training with the Force that my Master vetoed ; my Master also vetoed the selection of Leonard to command No 35 Squadron in the early days of the Pathfinder Force and I was never able to establish why . |
| 26 | John is the only person I talk to about how ugly and disgusting I feel , how fat I think I am , how much I hate myself for being out of control . |
| 27 | ‘ The only person I stayed in touch with — after Lori — was Marianne Novaks . |
| 28 | Melissa turned out to be a small , jolly woman , maybe a teacher or a social worker , and the only woman I saw in the camp who wore a wedding ring . |
| 29 | A brief analysis of Primal Scream 's pop career has also taken place , rounded off by a sure-footed declaration from Craig that ‘ the only respect I have for Bobby Gillespie is that he 's been closer to Kylie Minogue 's fanny than I have . ’ |
| 30 | All very worrying , especially since the only sleep I lost in the real Gulf War was in staying up listening to late-night doomsday discussions on Channel 4 . |