Example sentences of "only [noun sg] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Thatcher should do either as the Mail demands and replace Mr Lawson with a Chancellor of whose policies she can wholeheartedly approve or , as Mr Heseltine urges , lift her veto against the only course which could give credibility to an exchange rate policy . |
| 2 | But the only , I think the only course he 'll pass is mucking about course , let's see who can muck about for the next three years the most . |
| 3 | The only part I could |
| 4 | When the judge told him the only sentence he could pass was that of life imprisonment , Meehan said loudly and clearly , ‘ I want to say this , sir . |
| 5 | No they do n't , but it was the only accent I could think of at the time . |
| 6 | The only bit they could cope with was designing a trendy logo . |
| 7 | It says a lot for the authors ' efficiency in organising this cast subject that the only bit I ca n't pass without comment concerns the conservative backlash against the feminism of the Thatcher years . |
| 8 | I think the only response you can make to any child who 's facing a challenge is that you care , that you will be patient , that you will go on and on and on . |
| 9 | This is the only contract we will have with our client should we have to pursue payment via legal means . |
| 10 | I know you enjoy your own company and that 's a good thing 'cause it looks like it 's the only kind you 'll ever get . |
| 11 | which is the only update I can do , cos they 're in banks of four . |
| 12 | If this is the only decision they can come up with , they should resign en bloc . |
| 13 | Assessment of drug therapy was restricted to the costs of the diuretic spironolactone as this was the only drug which could be identified as having significant financial implications . |
| 14 | Assessment of drug therapy was restricted to the costs of the diuretic spironolactone as this was the only drug which could be identified as having significant financial implications . |
| 15 | She said she gave it to her daughter because she believed it was the only drug which could help alleviate her condition . |
| 16 | For dissident Catholics , Marxism was the only ideology which could provide a sufficiently all-encompassing vision to replace what they had rejected , replicating the Church 's concepts of dogma , orthodoxy and heresy . |
| 17 | If you have HIV and are well , the only change which may be necessary is a regular visit to the clinic or hospital for a health check . |
| 18 | The only change I would perhaps make is to increase the lighting level slightly . |
| 19 | The only function I could perform now was to take the body back to Skeldale House for disposal . |
| 20 | But the only noise he could hear coming from the barn was the men 's loud and regular breathing , and when he entered , he found them all asleep , including Troy . |
| 21 | The only difficulty you might face is in getting the right look — doors that match the style of your house — but manufacturers have come a long way from the early aluminium-framed types , and a range of styles is now available . |
| 22 | The only difficulty you might face is in getting the right look — windows that match the style of your house . |
| 23 | ‘ T was the only story he 'd have from me at his bedtime , before he was grown … |
| 24 | Where annual rents were protected by custom , the only payment which could be varied was the entry fine payable by a new tenant , and one can see a decline in these comparable with those in payments for leases . |
| 25 | The only weakness I could find while reading it was in fact , the ending . |
| 26 | Realising this was the only concession he would be likely to get , Grant nodded his acceptance . |
| 27 | The only concession I could not get was leave to see him alone , but it 's plain I should have got nowhere with him even so . |
| 28 | It 's the only verdict they could have returned . |
| 29 | The only route I 'll describe here is The Viking ( E3 5c ) , the first route of that grade in the Lakes . |
| 30 | Sheila was in complete agreement with me on this subject , and the only disadvantage we could see to living in a barracks was having men in heavy boots walking about over your head . |