Example sentences of "[modal v] only [be] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some visits may only be for convenience shopping and some for comparison . |
| 2 | If the Ketterings had wanted another family to stand in for them , it could only be for recognition by someone they wished to avoid or who might be a danger to them . |
| 3 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ He thinks the blacklist will only be for Liverpool , but he says he wo n't go until after Christmas . ’ |
| 5 | A further question that arises ( and that might be perceived on the face of this problem ) is whether dismissal by the Crown can only be for misbehaviour in office or whether it can be for an offence not related to judicial office or affecting judicial ability . |