Example sentences of "and it [vb mod] only [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warriors still hunt the jaguar in ritualised fashion ; they must stalk it for three days and it may only be killed with a wooden spear . |
| 2 | There were a few diplomatic handshakes as the players left the field at the end , but it seemed a relief that an extra week lay between this Test match and the next , and it could only be hoped that work would continue behind the scenes to impress upon these cricketers , especially the more excitable ones , that the game does not deserve to be abused . |
| 3 | It had no station nameplate , just a platform with two metal advertisements for Mazawattee Tea and Bibby 's Foods , and it could only be approached by trespassing across a farmer 's field . |
| 4 | He told Aenarion that he would be accursed if he drew the weapon , that such power was too great for any mortal being , and it could only be bought at the price of Aenarion 's immortal soul . |
| 5 | It is doubtful whether the unfortunates impounded in the Lazzaretto had time to concern themselves with the aesthetic niceties of the building , and it can only be hoped that the church offered them some spiritual comfort . |
| 6 | However , there is little doubt that this phenomenon is a most important one in our species and it can only be explained by assuming that , with the beginnings of hunting , neotenous changes suddenly became adaptive . |
| 7 | We need to bring it about , and it can only be done through teamwork . |
| 8 | This seems fairly remarkable and it can only be assumed they are being kept awake by ghost stories and surveys about what people do in bed . |