Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In some cases you may only choose a maximum of one unit of a specific type , for example you can only have one Mob of Big'uns .
2 In some cases you may only choose a maximum of one unit of a specific type , for example you can only have one regiment of Reiksguard Knights .
3 If the binding energy is low the ejected electrons carry most of the photon energy and can escape from perhaps a depth of 100 Å , while low-energy electrons ejected from levels of binding energy of 1000 eV or more may only reach the surface from depths as small as 1 Å : this effectively includes only the surface layer of atoms .
4 Also , some squares in the pattern may only match a square on the edge of the board .
5 No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you may only view the details of one of your relations ( ascendants or descendants ) ; if you have LIFESPAN Manager privilege you can view the details of any user .
6 Distortion of doubly-degenerate states gives two maxima , but often these are not resolved , and we may only observe a broadening of the band .
7 As Donald Rees from the South West Water Authority told the Lords : ‘ It is all very well lining a sewer at half the price that it would cost to build a new one , but in fact it may only last a quarter of a normal funding life and may therefore be uneconomic . ’
8 Curing the problem at the design stage may only involve the addition of a component costing a few pence .
9 One year A tenant may only serve a request for a new tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26 , if his tenancy was granted for a term of years certain exceeding one year or for a term of years certain and thereafter from year to year ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26(1) ) .
10 In the same way he may only despatch the liquor to the customer outwith permitted hours .
11 For example , if a customer agreement discloses that the firm might match the transaction undertaken on behalf of the customer with the transaction undertaken on behalf of another customer , this may only protect the firm in the simple case where no conflict arises between the interests of the two customers .
12 ( 5 ) The licensing board may only entertain an objection under this section if the objection is relevant to one or more of the grounds on which , by virtue of section 17 of this Act , an application may be refused , and shall hear any competent objection before arriving at its decision .
13 Two or three maggots on a small hook lying on clean sand may only require an indication of an inch or two before the strike can be made .
14 A man of 25 in that position may only get a multiplier of 13 or 14 .
15 Depending on the complexity of your operations this may only take a couple of man weeks and could be repeated at regular intervals to monitor progress .
16 If you decide to stock the pond with fish , frogs may only become a nuisance in the spring , as unattached male frogs can cling onto the fish , causing them distress and have even been known to suffocate them by clamping onto their gills .
17 It makes it clear that solicitors may only breach the duty of confidentiality they owe to clients , whether adult or child , in exceptional circumstances .
18 Where there is no tidal range wave attack is concentrated at the same level of the coast for twenty-four hours a day , but where the tidal range is great it may be spread over a vast foreshore zone and may only attack the foot of the cliffs for a very short period at each high tide .
19 Hence , the use of a GIS with a GUI can only improve user productivity in ‘ use ’ factors , for example by increasing the speed of use and reducing errors , and may only help the user with a previously substantial knowledge of GIS .
20 Those that do may only display the differences for a matter of weeks or even days before the whole crop ripens , so there is an element of luck in flying over the right place at the right time .
21 Fruit juices contain natural sugars anyway , so added sugar may only have the effect of making your child expect oversweet drinks .
22 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 .
23 They should only regulate the mix of house types when there are specific planning reasons for such control , and in so doing they should take particular account of marketing considerations .
24 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 .
25 If Gran wakes , she 'll only want a glass of water . ’
26 Morrells Brewery says it 's planning to offer managers at its pubs extra cash to cover the tax which is due to be introduced in just over a fortnight 's time , but the Oxford-based firm says it 'll only pay the equivalent of the initial government estimates for the charge , which in most cases falls well below the actual figure .
27 On days like this you 'll only hear the sound of frost crunching , not sandwich munching .
28 Well he thinks the only way that modern will accept the rule of one person rather than another is if they think they 're somehow there as a result of their own action , so we 'll only accept the rule of erm our leaders if we think we put them there and we take them back again , we put them there and can recall them and this for Barry is the only merit that contemporary democratic policy democratic erm systems that it allows us to think of our rulers as having some legitimate claim to rule .
29 Parents today are far more responsible , they 're , they sort of say no erm we wo n't we 'll only have the number of children we can give a good start in life to .
30 It looks more formidable than it is , and of course we 'll only use a fraction of it .
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