Example sentences of "we [vb mod] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may only be able to afford to put up a certain amount of money to help fund them . |
| 2 | Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone . |
| 3 | In these few words we may only point to the kaleidoscope of enthusiasm and activity by secondees that has been generated across the country in such a short space of time . |
| 4 | ‘ We may only hurt ourselves . ’ |
| 5 | We may only speculate upon how these survival rates will change in future decades . |
| 6 | We may only conjecture about the degree to which these subjective assessments were influenced by prior experience of the school in other contexts , the existence of good or bad relations between the reporter and the staff of the school , and the personal prejudices and preferences of the individual concerned . |
| 7 | Distortion of doubly-degenerate states gives two maxima , but often these are not resolved , and we may only observe a broadening of the band . |
| 8 | Like the reader who finds that the chapters of his detective novel have been printed in the wrong order , we may only now be beginning to understand why from the point of view of ego- and superego-development the crime which should be at the beginning ( that of Oedipus ) comes at the end , and why what comes at the beginning ( the oral period ) leads unintelligibly into what should otherwise have been the conclusion of the story ( anal stage , latency ) ! |
| 9 | It has been suggested that ‘ incipient ’ is an unfamiliar word , that associating the stall with a spin might get the student worried , and that to simplify things we should only talk about stalls and spins . |
| 10 | Some taxonomists ( ‘ cladists ’ ) argue that we should only recognize ‘ monophyletic ’ groups : i.e. groups which include all the descendants of some common ancestor . |
| 11 | We should only hope that the minister does n't start using the Book of Revelations as his appointments diary . |
| 12 | Thus we should only praise conduct which needs to be stimulated in this way , even though other ( perhaps more selfish ) conduct which will be done anyway is itself good or better . |
| 13 | This means that we should only add another layer of management if there was a unique extra job which would increase the value of the whole . |
| 14 | That is not to say that we should only have our Mussorgsky performed by Russian ensembles , but we should at least have the chance to judge for ourselves . |
| 15 | For example , if an irrigation scheme increases farm production we should only include the costs of the water itself and not take account of any value that arises from increased farm output in terms of costs alone . |
| 16 | Accordingly , we should only interfere with his decision if we are satisfied that he applied an incorrect test , or was deprived of material which was necessary for the proper exercise of his discretion or was plainly wrong . |
| 17 | Without this single find in a remote country we should only have doubtful knowledge , from some remarks in Herodotus , of archaic decorative metal-work on this scale . |
| 18 | She said — or I heard — that we should only fall in love once , that it was an experience of such profound significance that to repeat it would be to devalue it . |
| 19 | We should only consider such cases where there is clear evidence of extreme weather and abnormal falls of snow having occurred over a short period of time . |
| 20 | If there are dividing doors or partitions then we should only pay the cost of the replacement carpet in the room where the damage has occurred . |
| 21 | We should only buy woods that have sustainable sources , look first for furniture in second-hand shops , and give away old household items to be sold by charities . |
| 22 | Outside of one size , we should only have one size on the net list . |
| 23 | Now , I have put down reports about the finance committee er as it were but I think the responses from the churches and districts sort of calculator will be there , we think that it would seem as though we should only offer the same amount as last year . |
| 24 | Equally , we must only say in general terms what is required of him . |
| 25 | We must only overcome our immaturity and , within a short time , the results will improve . |
| 26 | Strange that this bird sits there and sings While we must only sit and plan Who are so much the higher things — The murder of our fellow man … |
| 27 | Now , in order for Donald to be able to hear the replies as well , we must only have one person talking at a time . |
| 28 | If we must only think " if " he met some accident while trying to investigate something he did n't like on one of the ships , he will have died while doing what he felt to be his duty , " I said . |
| 29 | We 'll only have to go through it all again when we move . ’ |
| 30 | If he carps we 'll only have a row . |