Example sentences of "they [modal v] only be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barristers may not be approached directly by most clients : they may only be briefed by solicitors . |
| 2 | They may only be used by the Theogonist , and are the only magic cards he can use . |
| 3 | The Supreme Court enjoys an effective if indirect and delayed veto over legislation and executive actions , and where its decisions are based on the Constitution they may only be overridden by constitutional amendment ( involving the approval with two-thirds majorities , of the House and of the Senate , and of three-quarters of the states ) . |
| 4 | Like bristleworms they should only be handled with forceps or aquarium tongs , as either type could do considerable damage to the fishkeeper 's hand . |
| 5 | Some of the items are fine as they are but are not given unconditional approval because they should only be eaten in moderation . |
| 6 | But they should only be eaten in small quantities , as should potatoes . |
| 7 | However , Mandela in an address to the General Assembly on Dec. 3 called for the maintenance of economic sanctions , arguing that they should only be lifted in phases corresponding to actual progress . |
| 8 | They should only be used as a starting point for normal contrast subjects . |
| 9 | Stubborn deposits may require application of organic solvents such as acetone or petroleum ether , but as these have harmful effects on skin and may also dissolve or harden the window sealing gaskets , they should only be used as a last resort . |
| 10 | They should only be used on paths , etc , or to clear a derelict patch of ground that you want to clear a derelict patch of ground that you want to clear but not replant for some time . |
| 11 | While accepting that wage cuts were theoretically advisable , Keynes at first argued that they should only be attempted as a last resort , after all other remedies had failed . |
| 12 | They could only be killed with a spear through one small spot on their back , or in their mouth , that was not protected by scales . |
| 13 | While most of the strands from which the new synthesis would be woven are already visible before the war , they could only be patterned into a new web within the altered conditions of the university in society , and in the " national life " of the post-war era . |
| 14 | They could only be understood by those educated as courtiers . |
| 15 | It might be that they could only be reached through their elders . |
| 16 | Until relatively recently they could only be reached by sea or on foot , and even now that they are more accessible , they still retain much of their charm and unique character . |
| 17 | Through the eyes of bishops we can catch an occasional glimpse of little groups of them ; but with the conversion of the Franks from c .500 and of the English from c .600 onwards , they could only be found in large numbers on the fringes of Western Christendom and in the outer darkness beyond . |
| 18 | Their silence during the war when Winston Churchill ordered they could only be rung as a warning of invasion . |
| 19 | The debate on the Bill to bring back whipping was a thoroughly undignified affair in which the principles of the matter seemed to count less than considerations such as the size and weight of the flogging instrument to be used : calculations made necessary no less by the desire to limit the discretion of ‘ judges infected by maudlin sentimentality ’ , than by the requirement that it should measure up to the brutes who were ‘ so degraded , that they could only be deterred by forcible appeals to their fear of physical pain ’ . |
| 20 | Although they could only be released following the conclusion of their court cases , the law allowed for them to be provisionally released . |
| 21 | But now McAteer said that ‘ no matter what truths might be revealed by such an investigation they could only be interpreted as weapons of war at this stage ’ . |
| 22 | A number of organisations to which we spoke provided ( paid ) training for people filling such positions , despite the fact that they would only be working for them on a casual basis and might even use the skills they acquired working for other organisations . |
| 23 | In the past , firms not authorised for investment business could feel fairly secure in the knowledge that if they did stray into it they would only be investigated in the event of a complaint . |
| 24 | She was not to know that , once at sea , they would only be allowed on deck at certain times , like dogs let out to exercise . |
| 25 | It also formalized British acceptance of the Thor missiles and the agreement that they would only be used with the sanction of both governments . |
| 26 | It seemed they would only be remembered for the effervescent day-glo Sixties pop which took popular root in Manhattan 's late Seventies downtown scene , where the songs Rock Lobster and Planet Claire first became free-spirited party anthems . |
| 27 | Where the departure follows upon some dispute , on the other hand , there will be a natural inclination to enforce the restrictions in full , but it should be remembered that they will only be binding upon the outgoing partner himself , not on third parties . |
| 28 | Tickets are available by postal application only , and they will only be dealing with applications between monday 6th , and thursday 9th of December . |
| 29 | They can only be exerted within the body of water so the outermost molecules are drawn inwards away from the surface . |
| 30 | In the pre-1973 definition case of BS Brown and Son Ltd v Craik Ltd [ 1970 ] 1 WLR 752 which was accepted as authority in Aswan Engineering ( 1987 ) , the House of Lords held that goods will be unmerchantable if they can only be resold at a substantially reduced price . |