Example sentences of "may only [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her role may be restricted to advising the carers on how to treat the patient , and she may only visit the family once .
2 For the work of Sherman this show may only confirm the suspicions already held by many that , with the kind of success she now enjoys after the Saatchi purchase of her notorious nude self-portrait , her intention is less than subversive and takes shrewd advantage of the fruits of sensationalism Saddest of all however is that , within the context of this show , the nightmarish images of her latest offerings succeed better at making the female viewer feel the full impact of the implied degradation .
3 If the binding energy is low the ejected electrons carry most of the photon energy and can escape from perhaps a depth of 100 Å , while low-energy electrons ejected from levels of binding energy of 1000 eV or more may only reach the surface from depths as small as 1 Å : this effectively includes only the surface layer of atoms .
4 Without a scientific analysis public policy-makers may only make the problem worse .
5 This may only reflect the nature and purpose of the law-codes , but it may also point to the undeveloped nature of institutionalised commerce or the manner in which such exchange was connected only with those who issued and administered the law .
6 No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you may only view the details of one of your relations ( ascendants or descendants ) ; if you have LIFESPAN Manager privilege you can view the details of any user .
7 Meetings may only exclude the public if exempt information is likely to be considered or if ‘ confidential information ’ would be disclosed .
8 Curing the problem at the design stage may only involve the addition of a component costing a few pence .
9 The Manager may only prepare the package provided that the package has not yet been submitted for approval .
10 The Approver may only prepare the package after the package has been submitted for approval .
11 In the same way he may only despatch the liquor to the customer outwith permitted hours .
12 The amounts are variable and may be debited on various dates but NIP Ltd may only change the amounts and dates after giving me prior notice .
13 For example , if a customer agreement discloses that the firm might match the transaction undertaken on behalf of the customer with the transaction undertaken on behalf of another customer , this may only protect the firm in the simple case where no conflict arises between the interests of the two customers .
14 It makes it clear that solicitors may only breach the duty of confidentiality they owe to clients , whether adult or child , in exceptional circumstances .
15 Where there is no tidal range wave attack is concentrated at the same level of the coast for twenty-four hours a day , but where the tidal range is great it may be spread over a vast foreshore zone and may only attack the foot of the cliffs for a very short period at each high tide .
16 Hence , the use of a GIS with a GUI can only improve user productivity in ‘ use ’ factors , for example by increasing the speed of use and reducing errors , and may only help the user with a previously substantial knowledge of GIS .
17 The nominated approver may only obtain the listings after the package has been submitted for approval .
18 If you are the Approver of the package you may only obtain the listings after the package has been submitted for approval .
19 The child knows that he may only win the object or activity back by compliance .
20 Staff who wish books to be left out may only use the North side tables for this purpose , and then only for limited periods by arrangement with the Library staff .
21 Those that do may only display the differences for a matter of weeks or even days before the whole crop ripens , so there is an element of luck in flying over the right place at the right time .
22 Fruit juices contain natural sugars anyway , so added sugar may only have the effect of making your child expect oversweet drinks .
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