Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] only [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Caterpillars have eyes on the sides of their body but they can only tell dark from light . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I do n't know what he 's up to , but it can only mean trouble . ’ |
| 7 | As we have seen , congruence with ‘ verb bias ’ can facilitate role mapping directly , but it can only facilitate name mapping indirectly . |