Sentence examples for merely did i from inspiring English sources

"As I say in this new book of mine, not merely did I learn to kill," he told Sheldon Hackney, who was then chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in a 1996 interview about "Doing Battle".

"As I say in this new book of mine, not merely did I learn to kill," he told Sheldon Hackney, who was then chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in a 1996 interview about "Doing Battle". "But I learned to enjoy the prospect of killing," he added.

"Not merely do I prefer to do him good than to have him do good to me, I would even prefer that he did good to himself rather than to me: it is when he does good to himself that he does most good to me.

But do I really see what I see, or merely imagine that I do?" This is, it should be noted, some very high-quality weed.

I want to win, not merely compete, Why did I pass this easy chance To take on the Street?

Would my points "stick," or did I merely add to their info surfeit?

Neil, I merely do what I'm told, and I'm sure that would stand up in any court of law.

To those who complain that Trump received more negative coverage than Hillary Clinton did, I would merely point out that correctly quoting the man was inherently negative.

I merely do what I like to do - write - and people are rash enough to pay me for doing it".

Before I write this gem of a post, let me attempt to absolve myself of all legal responsibility: I'm merely doing what I was told to do.

When I talked to Bostrom about this idea several years ago, I asked him this: If I'm merely a simulation, do I have an obligation to behave ethically?