Example sentences of "we [modal v] only [verb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if an irrigation scheme increases farm production we should only include the costs of the water itself and not take account of any value that arises from increased farm output in terms of costs alone . |
| 2 | We could only find the paths and drives by banging a crowbar on the ground : when it hit the gravel it rang . |
| 3 | At first , we could only hear the wagons and we thought that it could be someone hand-shunting , but at this time of night ? |
| 4 | It almost disguised the island and its strange Templar house for we could only glimpse the tiles of its roof . |
| 5 | But until that time comes , we can only keep the laws relating to spiritual purity which are unconnected with the Temple . |