Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] only [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think he 'll probably only take a half wo n't he ? |
| 2 | if you have R ten times what it was in the pres the previous one , you 'll now only get a tenth of the current out . |
| 3 | Although each institutional investor may still only own a very small percentage of the issued share capital of the company , nevertheless , they have the requisite skills to monitor management effectively , and can act collectively to exert pressure on the managers of the company , thereby overcoming the problem that there is little incentive for the individual shareholder to spend the necessary time and money to inform himself of and perhaps challenge the actions of the directors as the managers of the company . |
| 4 | I 'd probably only fail the test anyway . ’ ) |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd probably only develop a fetish for coprophagy . ’ |
| 6 | You would normally only approach the Ombudsman if neither the pension scheme trustees/managers nor OPAS are able to solve your problem . |
| 7 | This material was bought a year ago for £750 but is now obsolete and would therefore only fetch a scrap price of £50 . |
| 8 | The purchaser should reject any suggestion by the vendor that it may then only recover the amount of the claim exceeding the de minimis . |
| 9 | Second , whereas a rejection of the goods supplied under a contract of sale entitles the buyer to claim a refund of the price , if already paid , termination of a contract for work and materials or for services will normally only entitle the innocent party to claim damages for the breach . |
| 10 | In that case a shortfall in one instalment will normally only justify a rejection of that one instalment . |
| 11 | Many builders are unlikely to develop sophisticated costing techniques for their stores department , which will usually only represent a small fraction of the total materials purchases for the business as a whole . |
| 12 | Thus a school in an affluent area is usually praised whereas one in a deprived area will usually only get a ‘ satisfactory in the circumstances ’ judgement . |
| 13 | If a bird pecks at these it will probably only make a small tear in the edge of the wing and the butterfly may then escape . |
| 14 | This can be done expeditiously , though initially the extension will probably only cover the obtaining of any necessary transcripts and a formal opinion of counsel on the likelihood of a successful appeal . |
| 15 | The latter is calibrated in centimetres , but most people will probably only use the rod as a rough guide . |
| 16 | Understood in this way a duty to serve the interests of the enterprise can sensibly only mean a duty to further the commercial success of the business . |
| 17 | Two wills becoming one , when the two wills were initially unequal can surely only mean the one will subordinating itself to the other . |
| 18 | erm I 'll just give you this buyer 's guide erm this tells you erm that I 'm a representative of Friends Provident and can therefore only recommend the Friends Provident products which er suit your needs . |
| 19 | Attempts to improve women 's opportunities and pay within the labour market can therefore only have a limited success as long as women within the family continue to undertake most of the work of caring . |