Example sentences of "only do " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is not Mr Lawson 's fault , of course , but he has to live with the danger that while the world 's capital markets will duly bridge the gap between Britain 's domestic savings and investment , they will only do so at a lower price for sterling . |
| 2 | Anyone who advertises the deferred rate may only do so provided that the APR is more prominent , and they explain all the terms . ’ |
| 3 | But they will only do this , it turns out , if you 're 19 and just going to college . |
| 4 | Goering had boasted that no enemy 'plane would fly over the Reich and here they had shown that they could not only do this but could attack the capital itself . |
| 5 | If ‘ the final aim of every living thing , creature , or being is the full achievement of itself ’ ( Phoenix , 403 ) it can only do this through another — typically the other of sexual difference . |
| 6 | Maybe we 'd only do half an hour before sloping off but , bit by bit , we were able to put a set together . |
| 7 | British cinema must grow up , but it can only do so by building on everything it has already created , even when that includes silly Hollywood ripoffs . |
| 8 | According to Peter Hume , finance director of stockbrokers Seymour Pierce Butterfield , investors considering buying shares in a company offering concessionary discounts should only do so on the merits of the shares . |
| 9 | Though the group believes Britain should join , it warns that it should only do so at an exchange rate of around DM2.40 to the pound — involving a 15 per cent devaluation from the current DM2.79 . |
| 10 | Though the group believes Britain should join , it warns that it should only do so at an exchange rate of around DM2.40 to the pound — involving a 15 per cent devaluation from the current DM2.79 . |
| 11 | But the fate of the American economy , and hence the world economy , was sealed by activism where activism could only do harm — in trade policy . |
| 12 | Whilst humans could eat meat , they could only do so after careful selection and preparation of the animal ( Lev . |
| 13 | She could only do that if he kept her secrets and obeyed her instructions to the letter . |
| 14 | The Americans , called on to prove their sincerity , could only do so in terms of the number of Hawks and TOWs that had already been shipped . |
| 15 | Yes , but I can only do it if I am convinced . |
| 16 | Her letters to her daughter were a constant reminder of the affairs of her kingdom — and of the fact that regents could only do so much . |
| 17 | The recent privatisation of the Export Credit Guarantee Department can only do further damage . |
| 18 | So far as talking is concerned , they can only do it to each other . |
| 19 | The idea that Christianity can only do justice to its beliefs by means of apparent contradictions ( the notion of ‘ paradox ’ ) owes more to Pascal than to any other religious thinker . |
| 20 | The main fault I can find with the vehicle is the cab noise at speeds over 40 mph , ( it will only do 60mph ) I know the Land Rover was never meant for motorways but we plan on taking it on our holiday , is it normal for gearboxes to sound like they are going to fly out of the window or do I have a fault ? |
| 21 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 22 | Remember though , you can only do this in open water ; if there are snags around you can bet the bream will head for them , and there is no way you are going to stop a big bream on 2lb line . |
| 23 | Instead of local authorities having the inherent right , or what in England is called the common law right , to conduct their affairs as they wished , it became established that local authorities could only do those things which Parliament had authorised them to do . |
| 24 | You can only do as well as your knowledge and experience allow which is just the same as the rest of us . |
| 25 | I will take on the caring but I must have a break every six months , ’ or ‘ I can only do so if I can be sure that the incontinence service will be reliable . ’ |
| 26 | Under duress it may flee and hide , but it can only do this occasionally . |
| 27 | Another method is to give the baby a small amount of boiled water from a bottle before the morning feed , so that it feels full more quickly , or to feed from one breast only — this will tend to reduce your supply of milk overall , so you should only do this if you know your milk is plentiful . |
| 28 | Under pressure and under personal attack , the planners retreated into a legalistic interpretation of their role , making much of the requirements of various Acts of Parliament most notably The Sewerage ( Scotland ) Act of 1968 which , they argued , obliged them to service all new houses , something which they could only do by concentrating properties in particular places in order to reduce the cost of such an exercise . |
| 29 | Its importance within the city lay not in the speed of its rise — which was hardly spectacular — nor in its violence — for it could only do what Berlin sanctioned , but rather in the social and national spirit it fostered within the community . |
| 30 | Most young people who try sniffing ( and remember , those who try sniffing are only a small minority ) will only do it a few times and stop without any help from adults . |