Example sentences of "would only [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'd only take a minute to get back and then all this would be over . |
| 2 | Clever compositional tricks would only trap a fraction of the space and diminish the distance . |
| 3 | Interviewed in the Beirut newspaper An Nahar on Sept. 1 , Aoun called Lebanon 's leaders " marionettes who should be tried for high treason " ; the French magazine Paris Match on Sept. 7 quoted him as saying that the Syrians would only last a year and that he was the future saviour of Lebanon . |
| 4 | The glow through , er yes the paper was erm , was the same colour all the way through and er , and erm they had quite an impact , but of course they , would only last a year or two er and er they started a small factory in London and , erm call it Hula-Hoops I think er , I do n't know whether Hula-Hoops came from the lighting shades or the lighting shades from the Hula-Hoops , but it was the same process that made them both and er this was erm thin plastic tubing brightly coloured , er which was er cemented together into er |
| 5 | Another in Sutton , Surrey , said : ‘ I would only want a bunch of wild flowers and the simplest departure possible . |
| 6 | Removal of 2000 m during the Permian would only require a rate of 53 m per million years . |
| 7 | Prior to this service , pump manufacturers would only provide a test pump for a well if the customer agreed to purchase the unit or pay for repairs at the end of the test period . |
| 8 | If the firm were simply to invest £50,000 on the capital market it would only produce a zero NPV . |
| 9 | However , in a statement issued on June 30 the Khmers Rouges made it clear that they would only accept a SNC with representation from the four parties on an equal footing . |
| 10 | BTEC had to call on FE colleges to create closer working relationships with schools than most existing links provided — and the Council would only authorize a school to run a First Diploma course if it was satisfied that it could provide not only teachers with experience in working in business or in industry but also specialized accommodation and equipment . |
| 11 | ‘ It would only take a change of attitude amongst men to improve the situation out of all recognition . |
| 12 | It would only take a computer error or a mutiny by some of those manning the weapons to trigger a global war . |
| 13 | I thought it would only take a couple of days to clear up , but it was to take quite a lot longer . |
| 14 | It would only take a couple of houses to be knocked down and they could make it into a dual carriage way . |
| 15 | I mean looking at the game you just could n't believe United would only get a point out of it erm when you went in at half time only one nil up , you so dominated the game I do n't think Charlton had a chance did they ? |
| 16 | No further progress was made on Jan. 31 , 1990 , and the North indicated that it would only attend a meeting set for March 7 if the Team Spirit exercises were called off . |
| 17 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |
| 18 | Being by Sharpen Up , a proven ‘ sire of sires ’ , Sure Sharp would only need a bit more Pattern success to earn himself a place at stud . |
| 19 | Moreover , an investor would only obtain a deduction in respect of premiums if it is a financial institution holding its interest as trading stock . |