Example sentences of "they [modal v] only [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By contrast , there are 2 basic operations at the lowest level ; so if instead all the basic operations were applied directly , at a single level , the first of them would only gain credit during the 2 th successful search . |
| 2 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 3 | A senior member of the Donegal executive of the Irish Farmers Association told farmers that they should only buy diesel from a legitimate source . |
| 4 | They 'll only phone Mum and Dad and get them to come and take me back . |
| 5 | They could only speak Greek to the Romans , and it was for the Romans to decide whether they wanted an interpreter . |
| 6 | Despite all the responsibilities and experience of these delegates , it is sad that they could only view research as relative to one problem , admittedly an important one , rather than to key issues of the service . |
| 7 | They could only accept evolution if it were a process that gave rise to regular , predictable developments in accordance with some preordained plan that could be seen as originating in the mind of God . |
| 8 | And two thirds said they would only have sex in a long-term relationship . |
| 9 | In July , when Nationalists protested at the failure of the corporation to appoint Nationalists to committee chairs , the mayor pointed out that fifteen or sixteen years ago the Nationalists had said that they would refuse to take such chairs and that they would only take part in corporation affairs in order to disrupt them . |
| 10 | They will only get help if they can not easily realise savings of the person who died to pay for the bill , or if paying for the bill brought their own family savings below £500 . |
| 11 | Caterpillars have eyes on the sides of their body but they can only tell dark from light . |
| 12 | They can only eat soup . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The contents of this chapter can not describe the tax position on each transfer ; they can only draw attention to the possible heads of charge and reliefs available in respect of each of them . |
| 15 | Parents often complain that they can only get help or support when they have identified themselves as having a specific problem , and it is not unusual for some families to have several different workers trying to offer support and advice on specific problems which , in reality , are part of a whole situation . |
| 16 | Some have developed leukaemia , others feel so tired that they can only attend school for three hours a day . |
| 17 | erm , as long as , cos they can only claim benefit for a certain length of time ca n't they ? , then it switches from unemployment to Social Security . |
| 18 | Trials , however , are a catch-22 situation , since they can only take place if money is available , and the research funding bodies are largely under the control of the powers that be in the medical profession . |
| 19 | And coming back from the sea , laden with fish for their young , they can only find safety in their nest holes . |