Example sentences of "[vb base] they [vb mod] only [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An independent charity , the association say they can only hope to continue this level of help to sporting organisations with the public 's support . |
| 2 | The police say they can only do their job if that information 's kept secret . |
| 3 | Border police say they can only stand by helplessly as Poles , returning home with their stolen Mercedes and BMWs , suddenly accelerate past them . |
| 4 | Where the minister and elders of a church have decided to pursue an application for demolition , remember they may only have come to this decision as a last resort , perhaps having received advice that there was no possibility of alternative use . |
| 5 | All the best rock bands come out of art colleges , etc … and it 's still the case they find they can only reproduce music from Beethoven , Mozart , etc . |
| 6 | Well yes there 's only only this time of the year that they 're about so I think they must only grow them there that make the best marmalade . |