Example sentences of "they [modal v] only [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The fact is , they 'll only give you BSkyB until December .
2 They could only retain their job if they accepted a reduction of 2½d per hour .
3 My parents , you see , said ah , in England they will only give you tea .
4 So what the philosopher has to do is to look at these , all these various factors and begin to try and make people conscious of the inadequacies of the way in which they live , and of the new possibilities which are open to them , if they will only project their minds outside the established bounds .
5 If they sign an ‘ income received ’ deal , they will only receive their proportion of the royalties sent to their UK publisher , after the foreign publisher has taken a percentage .
6 General Motors has two dealers in Britain — in Kingston and Manchester — and if you want a Syclone they will only lighten your wallet to the tune of £20,000 .
7 The police say they can only do their job if that information 's kept secret .
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