Example sentences of "this [modal v] only be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should only be operated on the specific request of ATC . |
| 2 | Although some doctors may recommend putting a board under the mattress , this should only be done in an emergency . |
| 3 | Again , this should only be done if the new entity has some meaning in itself . |
| 4 | As de Gaulle wanted , this should only be developed on the basis of unanimous agreements , with a new Commission being created in Paris , made up of national civil servants , not officials loyal to European institutions . |
| 5 | This should only be carried out by a professional repairer as special equipment and experience in dealing with severely warped necks is required . |
| 6 | This should only be entered by LIFESPAN during the approval process . |
| 7 | They can also be used to induce the birth of kids , but plainly this must only be done when the kids are due . |
| 8 | Lord Osborne told the accused that it was a very serious offence and the happy feature of the case was that the baby had apparently not suffered very much at all in the long term — and this could only be seen as a miracle . |
| 9 | This could only be achieved if foreigners could rely upon the stability of the rouble , which made it essential to maintain a favourable balance of payments and avoid a budget deficit . |
| 10 | There seemed only one way for the Druids to prevent their imminent destruction , and that was to ensure that the army never came within reach of them ; this could only be achieved either by strong enough resistance in the mountains of north-west Wales or by a serious insurrection deep within the Province . |
| 11 | The first , Phan Boi Chau , believed that the French had to be removed — and that this could only be achieved through armed struggle . |
| 12 | Again this could only be achieved by teamwork , the medical component as important as all the others . |
| 13 | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C said that this could only be achieved by an oral examination of the witnesses . |
| 14 | This could only be achieved through the support of the chairperson and headteacher . |
| 15 | The " Coalition for Vehicle Choice " argues that this could only be achieved by the production of smaller and lighter cars , which it claims can be less safe in crashes than bigger ones . |
| 16 | This could only be detected and corrected by the user . |
| 17 | In reply to Trevelyan 's comments about this land being sufficient for the new building , Hall made the astonishing remark that this could only be determined after the plans were sent in by the competing architects . |
| 18 | and Otton J. ) affirmed his acquittal by the Crown Court ( which had allowed an appeal against conviction by justices ) on the ground that the defendant , when required to give blood , had raised an objection capable of amounting to a medical reason why blood should not be taken and that this could only be determined by a medical practitioner . |
| 19 | If Charlemagne strove to achieve the regeneration and salvation of the society over which he ruled , this could only be done in association with the clergy . |
| 20 | The new cereals were capable of doubling or trebling the produce of a cultivated hectare but this could only be done by investing in a package of changes . |
| 21 | If there was a widespread desire to alter the degree of influence exercised by Parliament and to make the life of a backbench MP an attractive prospect in its own right for public-spirited men and if this could only be done by the acceptance of some new countervailing powers , this would be no harder for successive governments than , for example , accepting the limitations involved in joining the Common Market . |
| 22 | This could only be done by the Trustees , as members could not afford to fund entirely . |
| 23 | Furthermore , it was felt that the potential costs of providing the necessary microfilming equipment , plus additional staff time , would outweigh any benefits gained , particularly as this could only be regarded as an interim solution before progressing to greater computerisation . |
| 24 | Attitudinist and intuitionist agree that this could only be denied through the naturalistic fallacy . |
| 25 | Under the revised law on citizenship , this could only be lost by citizens at their own request . |
| 26 | For the second approach this could only be answered by asking another , deeper , question : why did geographical change take place at that period at all ? |
| 27 | But as Syrup points out this could only be called ‘ minimal ’ though it was not retrogressive . |
| 28 | There had been some plants under construction for wartime-approved purposes , but in 1945 itself only 170MW of new plant had been completed , and in 1946 this could only be increased to 288MW and in 1947 to 340MW . |
| 29 | But although Mr Redwood agreed to allow the West German competition authorities special rights to look at sensitive mergers , he obtained a commitment from the Council of Ministers that this could only be used ‘ in exceptional circumstances ’ . |
| 30 | But for N. lapillus , which does not grow as an adult ( p. 307 ) , this could only be used for immatures . |