Example sentences of "only it [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is going to be the same thing , only it will be set in the future . |
| 2 | The distinction between real and apparent achievement , if only it can be concealed from the teacher , and suitably managed by a child , provides the opportunity for rewards to be received just as well for cheating as for genuine achievement . |
| 3 | Their conversation consisted almost entirely of gossip of the kind that , if only it could be bottled , would have an instant sale . |
| 4 | However , his on-the-spot tours of inspection , and his characteristically thorough investigations of the region 's peoples , problems and resources , quickly convinced him of Siberia 's enormous potential as a land of civilization and plenty , if only it could be provided with the necessary administrative , legal and political framework within which to develop its promise . |
| 5 | For the women on the other hand , this kind of love , if only it could be returned , opens up possibilities of finding a kind of heaven on earth , a healing of past wounds , a gateway into full intimacy with one other person , an end to existential dread and isolation . |