Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [modal v] only [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | i Hero : This child believes that he or she can only obtain love and appreciation through achievement . |
| 2 | In a similar position would be a street trader , who regularly deals with a certain wholesaler and who could only gain credit from him by guaranteeing to purchase his goods . |
| 3 | But her mouth was dry with tension , and she could only manage orange juice and coffee . |
| 4 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 5 | They will feel the Government is heeding Dr Hendron and the SDLP and it will only heighten tension , ’ he said . |
| 6 | In May , 1992 , the regional health authority informed Riverside Health Authority ( the district health authority ) that the unit 's transfer was being reconsidered and it could only commit capital to the unit if the case load was increased and if the unit could withstand a reduction of charitable funding . |
| 7 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 8 | Many asylum seekers are middle class , but one need only visit Brick lane to see Bangladeshi people who are suffering a great deal because they are poor . |
| 9 | Caterpillars have eyes on the sides of their body but they can only tell dark from light . |
| 10 | By then the ‘ monster ’ has gone through many transformations , unable to decide who he is or which of his many disguises represents the true ‘ him ’ ; but he can only find liberty by killing the father who sired him . |
| 11 | You would have put £10,000 towards a good cause — but it would only have cost you £6,000 , because you would have saved the rest in tax . |
| 12 | I do n't know what he 's up to , but it can only mean trouble . ’ |
| 13 | As we have seen , congruence with ‘ verb bias ’ can facilitate role mapping directly , but it can only facilitate name mapping indirectly . |