Example sentences of "[modal v] only [be] do [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three options were given and the basic tasks column was taken to indicate work that could only be done under supervision or instruction , or the repetitive work such as feeding . |
| 2 | Joseph and his Spanish supporters tried to break the fiefs of the occupying generals by sending out civil commissioners , who soon found that , if they were to get anything done at all , it could only be done as subordinates of the generals on the spot . |
| 3 | If Charlemagne strove to achieve the regeneration and salvation of the society over which he ruled , this could only be done in association with the clergy . |
| 4 | Such a capacity would not explain the specific instances of human sociocultural arrangements in their immense variety — that could only be done by reference to local histories , local circumstances , and local causes but it could explain how such a range and history of variation was possible at all . |
| 5 | The two-tier structure under which forensic work would only be done by specialists , as envisaged in your editorial , may or may not become a reality , but it will not lessen the need for all doctors to be trained in the elements of medicolegal matters if their work brings them into contact with those in police custody . |
| 6 | We need to bring it about , and it can only be done through teamwork . |
| 7 | It can only be done with conviction , with the sort of approach we used in 1969 with Ostpolitik . |
| 8 | In the assessment of cleanliness this can only be done by inspection to be carried out after cleaning has been completed . |
| 9 | ‘ We have helped to create a new training culture in this country but that can only be done by businesses focusing on that in partnership with the government . ’ |
| 10 | This can only be done by heat or work . |
| 11 | The user can not enter a module with such a record as the latest version ; this can only be done by LIFESPAN . |
| 12 | These must then be short-listed ; the detailed appraisal can only be done in practice on a limited number of options . |