Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] only happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should only happen as a last resort in exceptional circumstances and if it does , you should take legal advice as soon as possible . |
| 2 | This could only happen when the time was ripe , which would be when he was worthy . |
| 3 | The intention was that the College should benefit the economy , but this could only happen as science replaced practice , and as those with a real knowledge and love of chemistry began to apply it . |
| 4 | But McNab continued as he always had , grave and rather lugubrious , knowing that given time , the " cholera cloud " would move on , too , and that his own view would come to be accepted but this would only happen imperceptibly and not , perhaps , like a cloud passing , but more in the way that sediment settles in a glass of muddy water . |
| 5 | This will only happen if management allocates specifically to the activity , and subsequently ensures that it is carried out . |
| 6 | This will only happen , however , if such situations are approached subsequently with decreasing amounts of assistance from medication . |
| 7 | A lot of this will only happen when the law changes . ’ |
| 8 | I have been assured however , this will only happen if it does n't rain ! |
| 9 | It might appear strange to classify a retailer as a manufacturer but this will only happen where he is under a duty to inspect the goods and fails to do so . |
| 10 | Families can stay together through an extremely difficult period — but this can only happen if organisations like ACET are sufficiently funded . |
| 11 | While Sunday provides the flash-point for our worship , this can only happen when our Mondays to Saturdays are filled with praise for God as well . |
| 12 | The sites may sometimes be hidden and need to be sought out , and this can only happen by taking time and effort . |
| 13 | A This can only happen if you do not cast off any stitches at the centre and sides of the neck . |
| 14 | Of course , this can only happen if you have been tested . |
| 15 | And if we look to the people to play a more positive role , freely voicing their demands and hopes , their fears and grievances , as well as introducing ideas and initiating policies , it is surely plain that this can only happen in an atmosphere of the greatest possible freedom and openness , from which any taint of intimidatory anxiety or apprehension as to the possible consequences of speaking out is entirely absent . |
| 16 | With given , this can only happen if rises . |
| 17 | Transmission will stop only after the XOFF character has been recognised and , since the Z88 has an input buffer , this can only happen after previously received characters have been processed . |
| 18 | ‘ Ah-ha , ’ he started confidently , ‘ that would only happen if it had been a defenestration . |
| 19 | But that will only happen if and when holidaymakers use their consumer power to insist that hotels , tour operators and international airlines take an active role in minimising their impact on the environment . |
| 20 | ‘ Through one acquisition or a combination of acquisitions , I would like to be in excess of $100m in revenue in Italy when we go into next year , but that will only happen if we find the right match . |
| 21 | ‘ They 'll never learn , ’ he said , ‘ that luck like that can only happen once . ’ |
| 22 | That can only happen properly if the fundamental , unshakeable understanding of Engineering is soundly built . |