Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [modal v] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is she also aware of the fact that the National Sounds Archive now housed in Exhibition Road in South Kensington , ought really to be next door to the Music Library and it has always been the ambition of the Library to put it there and that furthermore , and here I speak from great knowledge because I negotiated the arrangement , if that site at Exhibition Road for the National Sounds Archive Library is sold , that money can only be used under the term of that agreement to provide similar accommodation elsewhere . |
| 2 | Yet even these others ( researchers ) have to be given a direction and that direction can only come from some pre-existing knowledge in the field . |
| 3 | Another reason for its failure was that CAFFE could only ever provide a single path through the diagnostic tree ; there was no way to volunteer information and to jump ahead to a later section of the flow chart . |
| 4 | It was shown above ( cf. ( 45 ) ) that watch can only evoke a process of voluntarily laying hold of sense data by means of visual perception . |
| 5 | That colt will only run if something goes amiss with Magic Ring , and consequently , he is more likely to make his seasonal reappearance in the Sidney Thompson Memorial Stakes at Brighton on Monday . |
| 6 | and that renewal should only be refused on those ground excluding ( d ) . |
| 7 | For Owen , whose materialist doctrine was rigorously environmental and mechanical , but not dialectical , that agent could only be millennial , a kind of secular second coming after which we should all in a moment , in a twinkling of an eye , be changed . |
| 8 | This change can only be a result of conscious policy . |
| 9 | Some riders will only buy thoroughbred horses , but I do prefer ones with a little ‘ common ’ blood , as I like a stronger build of horse . |
| 10 | Some riders will only buy thoroughbred horses , but I do prefer ones with a little ‘ common ’ blood , as I like a stronger build of horse . |
| 11 | This trick will only work if the spacing values for the fonts , the metrics , match exactly which , in Bitstream 's case , they seem to . |
| 12 | This liability would only be avoided if careful records of the sources of drugs were kept so as to pass on liability to the manufacturer responsible for any defect . |
| 13 | Formulas of this kind can only be the starting point in a process which always demands a sophisticated approach . |
| 14 | As things stand , a dilemma of this kind can only be resolved through the use of cumbersome legal machinery which is not appropriate to the situation . |
| 15 | It said that further technical measures of this kind will only lead to increases in carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 16 | In many cases , following the advice , particularly with regard to sleep , will initially be against the ‘ natural ’ dictates of the body clock , but , as we have explained , obeying the body clock in this case will only prolong the difficulties in living with the new time zone . |
| 17 | This level can only be attained by about 5–10 per cent of the population . |
| 18 | This technique can only be applied in bold , relatively thick outlines , and is therefore only used on items which employ reasonably simple designs . |
| 19 | This resistance can only be overcome as you gently persuade and cajole subordinates to expand their horizons . |
| 20 | Some firms are acting as though this measure will only apply to their companies . ’ |
| 21 | This decision can only be based on the spacing between the sites chosen rather than the importance of the sites themselves , ignoring even the cross-routes . |
| 22 | Maybe I was worried that someone else would read my diary , but if so this worry could only have been a slight one : I was much too careful to afford anyone the opportunity to snoop . |
| 23 | If during repairs , further underlying damage is found , this damage may only be accepted as coming within the cover of the policy if it is directly related to the incident giving rise to the claim . |
| 24 | The positive inclination [ of the Greeks ] towards this discordance can only mean [ that they found ] a higher pleasure in it — especially as [ the period in question was ] the period of [ their ] youth and vigour . |
| 25 | This diligence can only be exercised once the curt papers have been served on the debtor . |
| 26 | This theft can only be bad news for the preservation movement . |
| 27 | This term should only be applied to patients who fulfil the following conditions : ( i ) have a normal jejunal biopsy while taking a normal diet ; ( ii ) at some other time , before or since , have had a flat jejunal biopsy which recovers on a gluten free diet . |
| 28 | At first , this effect may only last for half an hour but , as you have more lessons , these feelings of lightness , balance and general ease within your body will extend for longer and longer periods . |
| 29 | This effect can only arise if the nonword " are being transformed into a phonological code before lexical access is attempted . |
| 30 | In general this rule should only be used as a last resort in legal proceedings over a contract where the parties have failed to make an express provision as to the status of implied terms . |