How to use "only" in a sentence

There is only silence, darkness and cold.

Now there is only the first voice

It's not very long - only a little over nineteen kilometres - but it's one of the most difficult bike trails in the US

It's only about three metres, so I won't need any equipment

The Big Drop Rappel is now only about 160 metres away

This time I am more careful and take only a sip

I wonder how long I'll be able to survive with the water I have left, only two-thirds of a litre

That leaves only the third, and worst, plan: I will have to amputate my right arm

My only hope is rescue, but I'll die before help arrives.

After telling them how much I love them, there is only one more thing to say

I now have only a quarter of a litre of water left

I now have only about one-eighth of a litre left.'

I can now only sit for a few minutes so I take smaller sips every hour.

I will never be able to cut through them with only a small knife.

It is only when they disappear and the cold and pain return that I know they are not

But today it's only thirteen degrees, the coldest day so far

I haven't had any clean water since eight o'clock yesterday morning, only urine

What about the Robbers Roost canyons in the south? The only roads down there were made of rocks and sand

Now I can only wait

The only thing on my mind is escape, but the pain is terrible.

With only one arm, this is not easy

Now I only have the water in the water bottle

My rescue was only the first part of a long, difficult fight back to health

The largest whale was only 180 feet long and if these men were right, this was even larger

"I only hope it doesn't go under the water."

It only had a table and five chairs in the middle

I can only say that I was very interested in this strange man

"You have things here that most people only read about, Captain."

There were only cannibals on Papua

We only had small knives to fight them with

It was the only one of its kind in the world

Ned Land's only thought was to escape

I could not think only of myself

Atlantis did exist, but only Captain Nemo knew for sure.

The only sound we could hear was the ship's engine

The only thing we wanted was to escape.

'I'm getting smaller and smaller!' After a short time, she was only 25 centimetres high.

Then all of it vanished, and there was only its smile.

But there were only three at the table: the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and a large brown mouse

Alice looked round the table but there was only tea.

'They're only cards,' she thought.

She's only a child.'

The Queen had only one answer to problems

You're only cards!'

The only other important thing that happened to me at the university was the Big Game at the Orange Bowl in Miami that year

But the pots were only small.

Two of them were dead, and Doyle was only just alive.

But Jenny only did what she had to do

But not only that:

I now reiterate these sentiments; and, in doing so, I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in any wise endangered by the now incoming administration

A disruption of the Federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted.

But if the destruction of the Union by one or by a part only of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is LESS perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity.

Doing this I deem to be only a simple duty on my part; and I shall perform it so far as practicable, unless my rightful masters, the American people, shall withhold the requisite means, or in some authoritative manner direct the contrary

I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it WILL Constitutionally defend and maintain itself.

Is there such perfect identity of interests among the States to compose a new Union, as to produce harmony only, and prevent renewed secession?

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people

This is the only substantial dispute

The foreign slave trade, now imperfectly suppressed, would be ultimately revived, without restriction, in one section, while fugitive slaves, now only partially surrendered, would not be surrendered at all by the other.

I will venture to add that to me the convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows amendments to originate with the people themselves, instead of only permitting them to take or reject propositions originated by others not especially chosen for the purpose, and which might not be precisely such as they would wish to either accept or refuse

Cooperation is a duty only so long as Government protects your honour, and non-cooperation is an equal duty when the Government, instead of protecting, robs you of your honour

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance

They concern, thank God, only material things

Faced by failure of credit, they have proposed only the lending of more money

They only know the rules of a generation of self-seekers

Recognition of that falsity of material wealth as the standard of success goes hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit; and there must be an end to a conduct in banking and in business which too often has given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrongdoing

Small wonder that confidence languishes, for it thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection, and on unselfish performance; without them it cannot live.

This, I propose to offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us, bind upon us all as a sacred obligation with a unity of duty hitherto evoked only in times of armed strife.

For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt, can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

'I have only heard stories about it,' he said

Mr Slinkton was not my only visitor that day

After that only one person saw her alive again - her killer.

The street had only one gas lamp

She only saw the man's back, but she identified the woman as Annie Chapman later in the mortuary.

He had a dark complexion and was only a little taller than Annie

very probably disturbed the killer, so he only had time to cut his victim's throat

It is only twelve minutes' walk from Berner Street to Mitre Square, where the second murder happened

At the time of the murder they were only a few streets away from Mitre Square

And only minutes before at 1.41 or 1.42 another officer looked into the square from Church Passage

Goulston Street is only five minutes from Mitre square

It was only 4-5 metres square and the door banged against the bedside table

Why had the Ripper burnt them? When Abbeline discovered only one small piece of candle in the room, he thought that the killer had made a fire with the clothes because he needed more light to do his terrible work.

He mutilated only the faces of Eddowes and Kelly, which, in the opinion of modern experts, indicates that he knew them.

But he had only arrived in England the year before, so how could he know the area as well as the Ripper? And is it possible that Jack the Ripper changed from savagely killing prostitutes to poisoning barmaids?

Was it because Mrs Lewis's testimony appeared in the newspapers only after the inquest? When he read the report, he realised that she had seen him opposite Miller's Court

But in Whitechapel the pubs were empty, and there were only policemen and vagabonds in the dark streets

Calm began to return only after a few weeks.

The writer was probably talking about the injury to Annie's throat, but only the police, the doctors and the killer knew the details of Annie's murder

The dog and the cat, who ate with her, were her only companions.

Misery had made her ugly and only her beautiful blue eyes remained.

She forgot many of her problems, and dreamt only of Cosette and her plans for the future

She had a high fever, and was coughing badly, but she still had only one thing on her mind.

At first, no one believed him, but he managed to persuade the court by skilfully questioning each of the witnesses, revealing personal information that only the real Jean Valjean could have known

A streetlamp shone through the only window, lighting the dark interior of the room.

His only neighbour was an old woman, who did his housework and kept his stove burning

Although he had only seen the beggar's face for a second, it had seemed strangely familiar.

The old woman, the only other person who lived in the building, always went to bed before nightfall

A few minutes later, having heard only silence, he turned round

He was only just in time

He thought that Pontmercy was no better than a beggar, a penniless adventurer who only wanted his money

'If only I hadn't followed them home,' he told himself

Its only furniture was a chair, an old table, some cracked dishes and two dirty beds, one on each side of a fireplace

Our only chair is broken

There was only one thing to do: he had to tell the police.

They had only gone a few steps when Eponine stopped and said, 'You remember you promised me something?'

I know I'm not welcome here, but I have come to ask for only one thing

Putting them in his jacket pocket, he went out and continued to wander aimlessly around the streets, noticing only occasionally the strange atmosphere of excitement that was growing in the town

He could think of only one thing: his meeting later that evening with Cosette

This would be his last brief happiness; after that, there would be only darkness.

He had only one thought in his mind: he wanted to die.

But this was the worst thing that had ever happened to him - someone was threatening to rob him of the only person he loved!

'But there are only four,' Marius observed.

There were only twenty-six men left, and the main attack on the barricade was going to take place very soon

He had only gone a few steps, however, when he turned and looked at Valjean

One by one the remaining rebels escaped into the wine shop, until only Enjolras and Marius were left outside

It was a situation that only a bird could have escaped from

The only thing he was sure of was that the light through the grilles far above his head was growing weaker, which meant that the sun was setting

It was the only way he knew to escape the confusion that was poisoning his heart.

The only thing they discovered was that Mme Thenardier had died, and that her husband had escaped from prison and disappeared with his surviving daughter, Azelma.

It was the happiest night of Cosette's life, spoilt only by one thing: the fact that her guardian - whom she still thought of as her father - went home before the feast had started, saying that he felt ill

Cosette was the only family I ever had

'Cosette,' he said, 'your happiness is the only thing that matters to me

Marius had only read the letter quickly, and could not remember the details, so he said, 'Go on.'

I do not even know where this is because the fog is so thick that I can only see for a few metres in any direction.

I only know that I must find her, that I must help her.

Do I hear voices in the fog behind me? I try to turn to look, but the fog behind me is too thick, and I only see the occasional light in the distance.

"I just want Catherine," I say, but I can see the hate in the man's eyes, and I know that the only thing I can do now is run to the stone where I know she is tied and try to escape into the fog with her.

"And you're Marian," he says to me, the only woman, and he gives me a quick smile.

"You're quick: the air conditioning only broke this morning."

And for a few seconds there is only the sound of Beethoven as the music begins to reach its molto allegro.

It's only you Emily, I promise..

She's only going to be one minute!" he shouts, and the attendant stops and gives him a long, hard look with his cold, blue eyes.

"I know, Detective, because I am that driver." Then there is only the sound of her crying to fill the cold interview room, and Branwell sits down again and picks up his pen and notepad

Red, sandy plains stretch out in almost every direction, and only to the east are there thin, light-green trees that lead to the low, orange mountains.

There is only...

Her young, new friend only smiles

Eleanor only nods and smiles.

She must be only twenty-five or twenty-six

Mrs Heath is lovely, but she only talks about scandal and gossip."

It is better than serving drinks in a pub or helping out at his dad's office, but only if it is a short day, and only if the case is closed quickly

But only sometimes, because the defendant and the rest of her family, the Lee family, are wild, and he does not want to make her, or them, angry

The friend, Mr Harris, says that Miss Lee did not say anything to Mr Dawson and that the only thing Mr Dawson said was 'Hello'

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, you must decide only one thing

Now, however, she looks only victorious.

For a second only Nick waits

Maybe it was only a bad dream that woke you

You only have time to shout two words...

No, the only thing that is important is something that the church can offer him right now

And so he waits, and the evening becomes darker, and he thinks that there are now only one or two people left in the small old church

Barry tries to see the face through the grille, but there is only a dark shape.

"Maybe, but why, my son? I can only help you if you tell me why

And then there is only the sound of Barry Brennan's shouts.

any information call..." and then the signal fails, and there is only the sound of the old classic engine and the silence of the desert.

He saw the blood, but there was only a little, and his hand hurt

He needs to find another route and a motel to stay in for a few days: a cheap motel where they only want a name and some cash.

We tell them they only have six hours

He only knows that it was three in the afternoon when they first heard the sound of the police sirens.

"But it wasn't," a voice replies, and Brandon turns and sees the dark coat, only this time there is no black hat: just long, red hair

"How? How did you find us? You only had a few hours to get the money."

There is only the sound of the waterfall for a moment

After only two weeks of working with Smith, he already knows that it is best to just nod.

At first they only hit him

But Junior only shrugs.

"Well, it is, Son, but only like downloading films for free

A competition where only the best of the best get to play

There are people everywhere, but here on the roof there are only four people

The only reason you got to the final table, to my table, Jimmy is because I let you."

She looks around the carriage: there are only eight other people there: a young couple holding hands and talking quietly on the seat opposite her; two businessmen a few seats to her right; an old lady two seats to her left; a mother and son at the far end of the carriage

I will, she thinks, but only if the strange man stays on the train

Or will we only ever see the world virtually? Of course, the virtual world was interesting

I'm only talking

Your mother is in a very unusual position, you know - Cham's dad only gets bits and pieces of work now and then

This was the only world they were ever likely to experience

They only attended one day a week; on the other days, they studied virtually, on the ultranet

"Well, I guess you're not the only one who's afraid."

The big dolphin had only touched her gently, and looked into her eyes

I would do it - but only if you want to do it, too

But she could see he was only being fair.

Sala realized that for Gran, the rose fruit meant something real; it spoke of a world that Sala could only begin to imagine

If only she'd seen that woman again...

"The only thing I can ask is this: if I do Pod Life without you, will you still be here for me when I come out? Can you wait two years?"

When she and Cham left the simulator center, it was still only late afternoon, so Sala went to the energy center

Maybe this would be the only opportunity to investigate.

It only works for a short time," Wena carried on

"The only person I've told is Cham."

This world, the city with its wrist chips and simulators, was the only one they knew, but Gran often talked about life before the Oil Wars - how they used to walk freely in the forests, grow flowers and fruit, sing songs around fires on the beach, and travel to wonderful places

The only thing that made the time pass more quickly was her family's dream of the world outside

Now he was in the pod, it was only his avatar

"But it's exciting, isn't it? I've only seen her once more

There was only one thing she could do

Maybe his parents would be disappointed, but it was the only responsible thing to do; they'd thank her, in the end.

"It's only because I love you, you know."

She was Sala, only Sala

When my father had died very suddenly, my mother had lived only a few weeks after him.

'If only we could keep our memories like scent in a bottle,' I said one day

'Mrs Van Hopper only decided to leave yesterday

'He's only forty-two,' I said

Even when we have visitors, you sit on the edge of your chair and say only "yes" and "no".'

If only I hadn't broken that cupid

It had failed after only three months

'Mr de Winter deserves his pain, marrying a young girl like you - and only ten months afterwards

'When she was only twelve years old, the men could not stop looking at her

She only laughed

He went across the lawn only a few minutes ago.'

She only smiled.

We are the only two people who know what happened that night, Maxim.'

There's only the boat-builder, Mr Tabb, to speak now

But it was only four months

The only noise is the party.

It only takes him a minute or two to find them.

Tina could see only the side of his face, but she gasped in painful recognition.

She still had not adjusted to the loss of her only child, because she'd never wanted - or tried - to adjust to it

Maybe he'd only suffered a mild head injury, just severe enough to give him..

She bought a quart of nonfat milk and a loaf of whole-wheat bread that was cut thin for dieters, so each serving contained only half the calories of an ordinary slice of bread

The Lido was one of those incredibly lavish productions that could be seen nowhere in the world but Vegas, for it was only in Las Vegas that a multimillion-dollar show could be staged year after year with little concern for profit; such vast sums were spent on the elaborate sets and costumes, and on the enormous cast and crew, that the hotel was usually happy if the production merely broke even from ticket and drink sales

After all, as fantastic as it was, the show was only a come-on, a draw, with the sole purpose of putting a few thousand people into the hotel every night

Nevertheless, even as preoccupied with Magyck! As she was, she had adjusted to Danny's death only with great difficulty

She needed only to ride out the next few days, and in the relative calm that would follow, she might be able to get on with healing herself.

Your father is only suffering an identity crisis

And that was another reason she didn't attempt to explain her and Michael's problems to Danny - she thought that their estrangement was only temporary

His clothes weren't the only things that she had kept: His entire room was exactly as he had left it

The only other person who had a right to be in the house was the cleaning woman, Vivienne Neddler

It was the only possible suspect

There was no sign that anyone had broken into the house, no obvious evidence of forced entry, and Michael was the only other person with a key

Besides, the house hadn't shuddered just a minute ago; only the photos had been affected.

It contained only clothes

Now this was only a young boy's bedroom, a room like countless thousands of others.

She heard his frightened voice calling to her, and she peered over the edge of the pit, and he was so far below her that his face was only a tiny, pale smudge

The only way she could have held on to her husband would have been to abandon her new career, and she had refused to do that.

He had adored only the showgirl, the dancer, the cute little thing that other men coveted, the pretty woman whose presence at his side had inflated his ego

"Michael-" she began, intending to tell him that she was going to stage another show within the next year, that she didn't want to be represented by only one production at a time, and that she even had distant designs on New York and Broadway, where the return of Busby Berkeley - style musicals might be greeted with cheers.

You only give when you're sure of getting back twice as much

After she had driven only a block, she was forced to pull to the side of the road

Michael was the only person who had ever blamed her for Danny's death

"It's only a quarter to four."

She had counted only twenty-two names when she came to an incredible message that the computer had inserted in the list.

More likely than not, she was the only person on the entire third floor.

In the locked center drawer of the desk was a book with the code numbers that permitted access to the sensitive information stored not on diskette but only in the central memory

Because so much material in the hotel's files was extremely confidential information about high rollers, and because the Pyramid's list of favored customers would be of enormous value to competitors, only approved people could obtain this data, and a record was kept of everyone who accessed it

Tina waited until at least a hundred names had been listed before she decided that the system had been programmed to print the lines about Danny only one time, only on her office's first data request of the afternoon, and on no later call-up.

Then she realized it wasn't only fear that made her quiver

Nevertheless, the room was much cooler than it had been only minutes ago.

Even though he was only a creature from a nightmare, and even though it was utterly impossible for him to be here in the flesh, she couldn't shake the heart-clenching feeling that he was in the room

He was only a nightmare monster

She probably wouldn't get the answers she needed, and she would only be acknowledging her presence to whomever might be out there at another workstation

I'm the only one here."

And if he were lying, he wouldn't have told her the story about Charlie and coffee, for that could be substantiated or disproved with only a minimum of effort; he would have come up with a better alibi if he really needed one

They drove up a steep, abandoned logging trail, a deteriorated dirt road so treacherous, so choked with snow, so icy that only a fool would have attempted to negotiate it any way but on foot."

"If you convince yourself he's alive," Elliot said, "you're only setting yourself up for another fall."

"And we reopened the grave only two months after the funeral, not a whole year later

He'd only need a few minutes

"With me, of course, it's only been little more than a year since I've been alone

He enjoyed discussing antiques and paintings with her, and an hour passed in what seemed to be only ten minutes.

"They not only have good hamburgers-"

"Yet it's only been two days."

She saw a longing and a need in his dark eyes, a powerful wanting that was only partly sex, and she knew the same need to be loved and valued must be in her eyes for him to see.

"As long as there aren't any religious objections, the law requires the permission of only one parent in a case like this," Elliot said.

Elliot remained at the party only two hours

"The only way you could have found out about the exhumation so quickly is if Kennebeck told you."

They only tell us as much as we need to know

Most of his friends had shared his avid interest in ghosts and ghouls; besides, the grotesque hadn't been his only interest, so she had decided not to worry about it.

How could she have dreamed about this hideous creature just last night and then find it waiting for her here, today, only hours later?

That seemed to be the only logical explanation.

They were only an arm's length apart.

As far as she could see, only one rational explanation presented itself

She had paged through only two of the magazines Danny had bought, the first two, when she had been trying to make up her mind whether such unusual reading material could have any harmful effects on him

It had been published only two years ago, long after she had decided that horror comics were harmless.

She thanked him, and he said he was only doing his job

Tina passed a leafy green plant, a four-foot-high schefflera that she had owned since it was only one-fourth as tall as it was now, and she had the insane urge to stop and risk getting caught in the coming explosion just long enough to pick up the plant and take it with her

The only thing I do know is they can't let us just walk away."

"The only way these people are going to get us," he said, "is if we just give ourselves over to them

For some of them, it's the only loyalty they'll ever be capable of

"The only thing new about me is that I wasn't scared stiff this morning, and now I am."

"'Laughter is a balm for the afflicted, the best defense against despair, the only medicine for melancholy.'"

The only thing in doubt is how he died."

"But that's the only difference between the basic plot of this story and what we're going through

Michael and I were the only ones who were strongly advised not to look at the remains

Danny was the only one who was too badly..

It's only a theory

He's probably been told only what he needs to know."

"The only alternative is to give up, to back off and never know what really happened."

It's our only hope of survival."

I only hooked up with you today, so they haven't had time to learn more than the essentials about me

The song proceeded smoothly again - but only for one more line of verse

"I'm only telling you what I know, what I feel," she said

I only know what I felt

"The only proof of this is what you say you feel..

If Danny's sending me messages in dreams, it's only natural he'd use images he was familiar with - like a monster out of a favorite horror story."

The only thing that scared her now was the possibility that they might find Danny - and then be unable to rescue him

He reached into a pocket of his leisure suit and took out a tiny aerosol can that was only slightly larger than one of those spray-style breath fresheners, small enough to be concealed in Bruckster's hand.

A thin film of moisture covered the victim's nose and lips and chin, but this was only the harmless medium in which the toxin had been suspended

Left-wingers and right-wingers differed about certain details, of course, but their only major point of contention centered on the identity of those who would be permitted to be a part of the privileged ruling class, once the power had been sufficiently centralized.

"That's the only Flagstaff I know

In the middle of the west wall - one of the two shorter walls - opposite the entrance to the room, was a six-foot-long, three-foot-high window that provided a view of another space, which was only half as large as this outer chamber

Although he was struggling to cast off the seizure of claustrophobia that had gripped him, was trying to pretend that the organic-looking ceiling wasn't pressing low over his head and that only open sky hung above him instead of thousands of tons of concrete and steel rock, his own panic attack concerned him less than what was happening beyond the viewport.

They had taken only two steps from the window when Elliot saw the snow move no more than twenty feet from them

At the corner, he ignored the stop sign and swung the car hard to the left, only tapping the brakes once, severely testing the Chevy's suspension.

"It's the only way."

"I wish we didn't have to give up the car," Tina said as he took their only suitcase out of the trunk.

"If a man kills only for the pleasure of it, or if he kills only for an ideal like some of these crackpot revolutionaries you read about, that's savagery..

He could only manage to get on a plane after he had medicated himself

George Alexander was the only other passenger

His time was enormously valuable to the country; his work was sensitive and often-required urgent decisions based upon first-hand examination of information to be found only in distant places

Lesser amounts, ranging from only one hundred million to as much as half a billion, were secretly extracted from the Department of Energy, the Department of Education, and other government bodies on an annual basis.

George was encouraged by the President to believe that eventually he would be promoted to the bureau chief of the entire western half of the country - and then all the way to the top, if only he could get the floundering western division functioning as smoothly as the South American and Nevada offices

Only bureau chiefs, their immediate staffs, station chiefs in major cities, and senior field officers who had proved themselves and their loyalty - only those people knew the true nature of their employers and their work

He had only killed scum

Yes, he was sure that his father and uncles would give him their blessings - if only he were permitted to tell them.

The hole in the wall was not wide enough for him to step through, into her passageway; he could only thrust one arm at her, and his long, bony fingers were an inch or two short of her

"Keep your eyes on the ring and listen only to my voice."

You will respond to me only when I speak directly to you

Tina said, "Elliot, it wasn't only what happened in the dream that led me to this conclusion

The only way you could understand is if you had the dream yourself

An Explorer's the only thing I'd want to take through the mountains on a bad day."

Earlier this morning it had occurred to Elliot that he and Tina were the only people who knew that the official story of the Sierras accident was a lie

He was driving at only ten miles an hour, but she gave him so little warning that he passed the turnoff

Who were these two people? Why weren't they hiding in a dark corner somewhere? Why weren't they scared witless? Christina Evans was only an ordinary woman

"Not only did someone on Project Pandora tell this Evans woman about her son

They wouldn't want a lot of daily traffic coming in and out of here on a forest road that's supposed to be used only by state wildlife officers

The only feature in the hundred-foot-long, one-story, windowless concrete facade was a wide steel door

Apparently, the door could be opened only from within, after those, seeking entrance had been scrutinized by the camera that hung over the portal.

Then, even with Danny jamming the enemy's weapons, she and Elliot would be able to escape only if they slaughtered their way out, and she knew that neither of them had the stomach for that much murder, perhaps not even in self-defense.

Jack Morgan fought the wind, stabilized the aircraft, and pulled it up only a few feet short of the treetops.

"Come on." He went to the big pane of glass, where only a few small spots of frost remained.

He's the only person who's ever survived it

He was a rag doll with only meager scraps of stuffing, a fragile and timorous creature, nothing whatsoever like the happy, vibrant, active boy that he had once been

This is the only facility of its kind we have

It afflicts only human beings

For one thing, you can become an infectious carrier only four hours after coming into contact with the virus

"As far as we know, he's the only one who ever has."

He started out of the forest, toward the county lane, which is about five miles from the turnoff to the labs, and after only three miles-"

He didn't want to die; he only wanted to know

And as far as Tina could see, it was the only thing that explained Danny's phenomenal new powers.

As long as you're the only ones outside of here who know what happened, you're marked people."

His forehead was furrowed, as if he were concentrating, but that was the only indication that he had anything to do with the elevator's movement.

It had been only fifteen or twenty feet above the pavement, but it rapidly climbed forty, fifty, sixty feet.

Because I was never in the room with both partners, getting a thoughtful response to a story note I'd given was impossible, because neither could speak for the other and could only promise to consult when next they met at the deathbed of whatever beloved person expired that week.

I only get back to a more normal state when I recognize the voice at the other end and when I know what is wanted of me.

I only know that he was about to start experiments he had been preparing for some months

The hammer was in its fully lowered position, and I saw that Andre's head and arm could only be a flattened mess.

Helene was so calm during the investigation that the doctors finally decided she was mad (something I had for a long time thought the only possible solution), so there was no trial

The great mystery was why my brother had so helpfully put his head under the hammer - the only possible explanation for his part in that night's events.

This was very strange because Helene insisted that she had only used it once

And is that your only lie, Madame Delambre?' asked the commissaire.

What, then, could have made him put his head under that hammer? There were only two possible explanations

She opened her mouth, but said nothing; only her eyes seemed to be screaming with fear.

I only know one thing, and that is that you are not insane

I told the servants that I would have only a light supper and that I was not to be disturbed afterwards

It would mean the end of all ways of moving things from one place to another - not only things but also people

Andre's receiving machine was only a few feet away from his transmitter, in the next room of his laboratory

For one little moment it did not exist! It was only atoms travelling through space at the speed of light! A moment later, the atoms were once more gathered together in the shape of an ashtray!'

'And I remember your friend, Professor Augier, saying that the only possible explanation was that the stones had been disintegrated outside the house, had then come through the walls, and been reintegrated before hitting the floor or opposite walls

I only saw him the next morning, tired after a whole night's work.

There is no more Dandelo, only the atoms of a cat wandering somewhere in space.'

'This is only a guinea pig, Helene

It was only after the accident that I discovered he had put a second set of the control switches inside the disintegration booth, so that he could use himself as the object of the experiment.

My only hope is to find that fly and take it through with me again

After what seemed a very long wait, but was probably only a minute or two, I saw a bright light through my fingers.

When I went into the disintegrator, my head was only that of a fly

Now, only the eyes and mouth remain

You can see that there is only one solution

'My dear,' I said, 'if you would only try...'

Sadly, our dinner only proved Griselda had been right when she'd said that the more she tried, the worse things went

Because when that clock said twenty past six it was really only five minutes past, and at five minutes past I don't suppose Colonel Protheroe had even arrived at the house.'

Your maid said that Mr Redding was only in the house for two minutes

'And the servant was the only person at home.'

'But they are the only two people who had a reason for killing Protheroe.'

And, Mrs Clement, you are the only person in the village I can talk to, except a lot of old women.'

Dr Stone thinks only about archeaology.'

'And yet, is that possible? Mrs Protheroe would only have just left the study

'Because only the day before the crime he said that anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe would be doing the world a favour.'

If you are alone and do not want to see people - well, the only thing to do is to let them ring.'

I will only say that nothing which was discussed had anything to do with the crime.'

'I only heard one,' said Miss Marple.

But if only that shot hadn't come just at the end of the call - well, I'd know where to look.'

I only think about archaeology.'

'But she has only been in my study once since the murder, and then she was dressed in black and did not wear blue earrings.'

Mrs Protheroe did come to the study, but only as far as the window, not inside the room.'

'But this is the only place where Miss Cram could have hidden it

She was seen walking into the woods, and that path goes only to Old Hall, and to this barrow.'

To walk through the village with the suitcase would only encourage gossip

'Well, it seems to me that the only way this silver could be sold would be if it had been replaced by copies

The only person I suspected was Archer.'

The only difference I could see was that one was much dirtier than the others.

'When Lawrence came here, I told you that I had only known him slightly before

She's an old friend, but that's not my only reason

She's the only old lady who hasn't written to me today.' I was right.

He'd only been there for five minutes

If only that note had said something different.' She moved towards the window and on her way put her hand into the pot of a rather tired houseplant

'Griselda,' I said, 'Not only that, but I worship you!'

Its air is much thinner than ours, its oceans have become smaller until they cover only a third of its surface, and from its far north and south the ice is steadily moving forwards

And looking across space, with instruments and minds more powerful than we can dream of, they see, at a distance of only 56,000,000 kilometres, a morning star of hope - our own warmer planet with its green land and grey seas, its cloudy atmosphere and its growing population.

And before we criticize them for thinking in this way, we must remember how badly we have treated not only the animals of this planet, but also other people

He got his shoulder and knee up, but again he seemed to slip back until only his head was visible

The fear I felt was panic - terror not only of the Martians but of the dark and stillness all around me

A few minutes earlier there had only been three things in my mind: the great size of the night and space and nature, my own weakness and unhappiness, and the near approach of death

I had only slept a little and I got up early

These contained only very inaccurate descriptions of the killing of Stent, Henderson, Ogilvy and the others

I expected only death.

The church! We rebuilt it only three years ago

Then, and only then, he understood something of the full power and terror of the Martians

The shells blew up, the trees all around the guns caught fire and only one or two of the men escaped.

I expected at least to see smoke or fire, but there was only the deep-blue sky above and one single star

Some fired only one of these, some two or more

They only used the Heat-Ray from time to time that night, either because they had a limited supply of material for its production or because they did not want to destroy the country, but only to defeat its people

If the Martians had only wanted destruction, they could have killed the whole population of London on Monday, as it moved out slowly through the neighboring countryside

These were mainly people from the northern suburbs who had only heard of, but not seen, the Black Smoke.

This was the Thunder Child, the only one in sight, but far away to the right a column of smoke marked the position of other warships

We could only wait and be bored during those two days.

Through this I was able to see into what had been, only the previous night, a quiet road

I had seen the Martians themselves once before, but only for a short time, and then the sight had almost made me sick

The hole was only big enough for one of us to look through, so I had to stop watching them for a time while he had his chance.

The Martians might only stay in this pit for a short time, then move on

It was the only occasion on which I actually saw the Martians feed

There is only food for one

But - it's only been sixteen days and your hair is grey.' He looked over his shoulder suddenly

And these are only the first ones

In some places thieves had been at work, but usually only at the food and wine shops

I felt no fear, only a wild, shaking excitement, as I ran up the hill towards the unmoving Martian

I can only regret now, as I finish my story, how little I can help with the many questions which are still unanswered

And it is strange, too, to stand on Primrose Hill, as I did only a day before writing this last chapter

'Effie, my wife was a young widow only twenty-five years old, when I met her

'"Oh," she said playfully, "you said that you were only my banker, and bankers never ask questions, you know."

Unfortunately, our only child took after his people rather than mine

After all, normal patients have only one or two diseases each.

There are only twenty-four hours in the day, and you sleep most of that time

The only one who didn't like the idea was Montmorency, my fox-terrier

'With a small boat, we can carry only necessary things

When we passed Molesey Lock, we were the only boat in the big lock

'I came on the trip only because I wanted to visit Hampton Church

It will only take a few minutes.'

This was the only way to make the water boil on a boat

We found only six of them.

It had half a tail, half a nose and only one ear

Then, with horror, we saw Harris's head - only his head

We worked hard for half an hour, but we peeled only four potatoes

Harris said, 'On this boat, I'm the only one who works.'

I'm the only one who works

It only says that the place is a good fishing area

'It's only two more days,' Harris said

She just wishes she could sleep deep and only wake up on the day of her first car ride to work.

Is typing the only job there is in this world? You are a teacher, are you not?' said Mercy.

And she said only last week that she didn't have a penny on her, thought Connie

Little sister only sits and chews her food.

Then there was only Mercy's footsteps as she went to wash her plate, and then left the kitchen

'Ruin, ruin, ruin! Christ! See, Connie, the funny thing is that I am sure you are the only person who thought it was a disaster to have a sister who was the girlfriend of a big man.'

'Mercy is my only sister

This morning I'll be your only company for breakfast since my sister Laura is in her room with a headache

'It's not because you're only a drawing teacher but because Laura's already engaged to be married

The only part of the document that was visible was the line for her signature and the lines for the signatures of the two witnesses

I wanted to hit him, but I was only a woman, and I loved his wife so dearly!

Later, when we were alone, he told me he had only married me for my money

Madame Fosco would only inherit the money if Laura died before she did

Our uncle Frederick Fairlie is a lazy hypochondriac, but he is also our only hope

Anyway, the money isn't my only problem

'I saw a woman by the lake, but I only saw her from behind.'

The only way to make her go to Cumberland was to tell her that her sister had already gone

The only signature was an 'F' at the bottom of the page.

It was not safe in the vestry, and it was the only evidence of Sir Percival Glyde's secret: that he has no right to his title and his property!

I had only known Sir P for four months.

The only thing that had not improved was her memory of the period between her departure from Blackwater Park and her escape from the asylum

It may be the most important topic, because women can only be equal to men if they have an equal education.

People thought that a woman's only job was being a wife and mother

At that time, girls from richer families only learned music, drawing, and maybe a little French and Italian

She was only seventeen years old, and she was the youngest person ever to win it.

They believed in doing things, not only saying words

She voted in an almost-empty building, which was for women only.

This was progress for Hatoon al-Fassi and for Saudi Arabian women, but still only 10 percent of Saudi's voters in the 2015 elections were women

That law only changed in 1965.

De Beauvoir was only the ninth woman to study at the Sorbonne at the time

It showed that some American women were not happy if they only worked at home

Countries in the West are not the only countries that have important feminist writers and thinkers

This was a change from women in the past, who only worked a little because they got married and had children

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she is the only woman to win the Nobel Prize for two different topics.

Because the Nobel Prize can only be shared between three living scientists, Rosalind's work was not spoken about when the prize was given to James, Francis and Maurice

Today, still only 30 percent of the world's scientists are women

When Nancy became an MP, women could only vote at the age of thirty.

"She only knows about the kitchen," said her friends.

She had a baby in 2018 and was only the second prime minister to have a baby while she was in the job

When they came down in Lae, New Guinea, on 29th June, there were only 7,000 more miles to travel

She is still the only woman who has been on a journey into space alone

Of the five women, only Valentina went into space.

But only twenty-two women played in those Games, out of the 997 people from nineteen countries

Women were in only five sports: sailing, golf, equestrian, tennis and croquet.

He punishes only bad people

I only punish corrupt people

I only want some food and drink."

It's only 9 p.m