Sentence examples for but would only take from inspiring English sources

Republicans would win a historic victory in 2010, but would only take 63 seats.

But in reality, it would only take deal activity back to the 2005 level.

Liverpool do have a game in hand but three points would only take them above Middlesbrough.

CMS could withhold some funding to states, but Salo said that would only take resources away from reducing the backlogs.

But our Realtor said it would only take 10 minutes, so I went along, and what a surprise it turned out to be!

But it would only take a year for Bourne to be proved correct, for Watt to win a medal — a bronze — in his first major global competition, the 2009 world championships in Berlin.

He would only take $2 for it.

I'd always take the worst guys to make a game but I could see people who would only take the best players, which would kill the game.

Mr Papandreou is still in command of his party—he received a standing ovation today but his slim majority means it would only take six defections to bring the government down at either vote.

Obama recounted how when F.D.R. was confronted by the civil-rights leader A. Philip Randolph about the racial injustices in the country and the need for the President to use his powers and his bully pulpit, F.D.R. said he agreed but he would only take action when he was forced to do so by a popular movement.

"It would only take a spark".