Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] a [noun sg] [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 | Also , some squares in the pattern may only match a square on the edge of the board . |
| 4 | Distortion of doubly-degenerate states gives two maxima , but often these are not resolved , and we may only observe a broadening of the band . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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) ) . |
| 7 | ( 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A man of 25 in that position may only get a multiplier of 13 or 14 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | If Gran wakes , she 'll only want a glass of water . ’ |
| 13 | It looks more formidable than it is , and of course we 'll only use a fraction of it . |
| 14 | That 's because while some of the shares can be sold for nearly £4 a time you 'll only get a MAXIMUM of £1.70 per share back if you miss the deadline . |
| 15 | It 'll only take a couple of minutes — what I 've got to say . ’ |
| 16 | But it 'll only take a couple of days . ’ |
| 17 | If you are heavily laden with treasure you might only manage a couple of swings of the sword before you have to rest , during which time your opponent can batter away at you ! ) |
| 18 | By that he meant an individual could only commit an offence under the sub-section if , inter alia , he had actively sought the information proscribed ; receipt of unsolicited information was not sufficient . |
| 19 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 20 | Dublin was not an industrialised city like Manchester or Birmingham ; the city 's industries of brewing and distilling could only absorb a fraction of the labour force . |
| 21 | Bradford slowly got into the game and nearly took the lead when Mark Prudhoe could only parry a piledriver from Mike Duxbury , then punched the ball away from the onrushing Sean McCarthy . |
| 22 | Bradford slowly got into the game and nearly took the lead when Mark Prudhoe could only parry a piledriver from Mike Duxbury , then punched the ball away from the onrushing Sean McCarthy . |
| 23 | A nuclear war could only last a matter of days and would be fought with the weapons that were in the hands of the military at the time ; there would be no question of re-supply , so British operational independence would not be jeopardized by buying US missiles . |
| 24 | Yorath reports no injury worries and he was further heartened last weekend when Rumania , who thrashed the Welsh 5–1 in May , could only manage a draw at home to Czechoslovakia . |
| 25 | It may sound priggish , but she says it 's unwise to go against one 's nature , its fundamental requirements , she knew that she could only make a go of it , a real go — and that was what she wanted — with some very extraordinary kind of man , and she had n't met him yet . |
| 26 | Secondly , the Wellcome Security Sub-System would control the operator identity passwords and ensure that : ( a ) an operator could only enter a system from a particular logical terminal ; and ( b ) that the operator could only access the system — and , indeed , programs — for which he/she was authorised . |
| 27 | He might have listened to complaints of how stifling an aunt could be when one wanted to wander around London alone , or how one got sick in Venice or Paris , but he could only touch an elbow with mock sympathy or pat a sea-sprayed hand . |
| 28 | The 13 Clacton members could only muster an average of one oz per man to the two oz per man of the 18 Felixstowe members . |
| 29 | Unfortunately I could only get a ticket for the liverpool end . |
| 30 | That 's been dropped too , because the GaAs semiconductor house CDC used could only get a yield of 2% good parts . |