Example sentences of "these [modal v] only [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rules of court impose strict time limits on the parties and these may only be varied with leave ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 2 | The final point to be made is that in Re G ( a minor ) 1988 ( A11 FR p. 7(15) the House of Lords upheld the argument that adoption orders can be made with access but that these should only be made in exceptional circumstances although a distinction may be drawn between the position of birth parents and other relatives . |
| 3 | The Brecknell-Munro ‘ B/1 ’ trolley mast was slightly offset towards one side and one end , although identical in appearance to those on Corporation cars , these could only be turned to one side and small arrows had to be painted on the bulkheads ( later inside the headlamp . ) |
| 4 | It was against self-will and worldly desires that he set his face ; and these could only be overcome by personal conversion . |
| 5 | Historians have tended to ignore these important developments , which implied the growing need for a small supply of vessels specially built for war ( like heavy artillery , these could only be afforded by the crown ) , the facilities for their maintenance , and the growing appreciation that England 's commercial interests should be defended by ships built for that purpose . |
| 6 | There were still tendencies towards national rivalry and arrogance , and these could only be countered by a steadfast policy of internationalism . |
| 7 | These could only be corrected by the user . |
| 8 | These will only be resolved in the course of an internal struggle , which will eventually produce governments neither more nor less enlightened than , for instance , those which have ruled over western Europe for the last five hundred years . |
| 9 | Questions such as these can only be studied with information which includes details of employers ' policies alongside details of employees ' perceptions , attitudes and experience at work . |
| 10 | Whatever the motives of those in power , these can only be fulfilled by serving ‘ larger purposes ’ as well . |
| 11 | In this case a high percentage of plasmids without insert is obtained and these can only be distinguished from the positive ones by restriction analyses . |
| 12 | Pollution levels in the city centre have been shown to be dangerously high , and these can only be reduced by encouraging a switch to more environment-friendly modes of transport . |
| 13 | These can only be identified with certainty by " replaying " the search with the same programs and files . |
| 14 | These can only be discriminated in thin sections viewed under the microscope after they have been exposed to appropriate dyes . |
| 15 | But Tony Murrell , managing director of financial advisers Fraser Marr said : ‘ In most circumstances we would not recommend the use of educational trusts because these can only be used for school fees — nothing else . |
| 16 | These can only be used by Charities recognised ( and given a number ) by the British Charities Commission . |