Example sentences of "and it [modal v] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | turning the output into mono because at the moment it 's stereo and it 'll only come through one earhole . |
| 2 | or you can ha , tap another code in and it 'll only make local calls and another code you can only make nationals |
| 3 | Warriors still hunt the jaguar in ritualised fashion ; they must stalk it for three days and it may only be killed with a wooden spear . |
| 4 | For example , an assessment of a child 's command of phonology may focus on the child 's use of certain problematic contrasting phonemes , and it may only be necessary to transcribe phonemically those words in which particular contrasts normally occur . |
| 5 | Santa Monica , California-based Retix Inc warns that it expects net profit and turnover to be below analysts ' estimates for its first quarter ending April 3 : it expects operating results to be hurt by delays in releasing product enhancements for its RouterXchange 7000 series of routers to volume production , including support for IBM 's Token Ring network environment ; sales may be down up to 15% , and it may only break even or even worse . |
| 6 | Angioplasty as a primary procedure has very limited application , and it may only be appropriate where the patient sustains an acute coronary occlusion when in close proximity to a centre with highly experienced and immediately available angioplasty expertise . |
| 7 | The latter point is debatable and it may only be that the practical aspects of creep measurements are simpler . |
| 8 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 9 | It 's an old bell and it might only have one good noise left in it . |
| 10 | And it would only be for one night . |
| 11 | That means we support a top tax rate of 50 per cent , but not higher — and it would only bite on incomes above £50,000 , not the £40,000 where Labour 's 59 per cent begins . ’ |
| 12 | And it would only come about if a majority of members were judged to have done so . |
| 13 | And it would only be a matter of time before they came to investigate . |
| 14 | Provided there is opportunity for profit , private money will be invested in schemes for this purpose and it would only be necessary to create the fiscal environment and to add encouragement , perhaps with grants , to fire the motivation of entrepreneurs . |
| 15 | In this case the motherboard replacement is n't as clear cut a winner and it would only take a slight change , such as not being able to use the RAM , to make it look even worse . |
| 16 | That way there would be plenty of decent players for each team and it would only take me a couple of hours per week to sort out . |
| 17 | and it would only be six months |
| 18 | And it will only be forty-eight hours before relief arrives . ’ |
| 19 | The move will add to the em-barrassment and humiliation heaped on Mr Lamont in recent weeks , and it will only get worse . |
| 20 | He also warns : ‘ Never create a myth : it may come to life ’ ( at this the trumpet theme from Petrushka shrieks loud and clear ) ‘ and it will only end in sawdust . ’ ’ |
| 21 | A small generator can be used primarily to stop a battery discharging and it will only be able to recharge a battery if it is small and has a long time in which to do it . |
| 22 | I should like to commend to Members the text of the Inaugural meeting of the BIE in London in 1927 much of which is as relevant today as it was then and it will only be by the commitment of you the members that the Institute will improve and ultimately progress . |
| 23 | They will feel the Government is heeding Dr Hendron and the SDLP and it will only heighten tension , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Oreste had been spared and it could only be for a purpose . |
| 25 | That could only have happened if the Left did not know what was going on , and it could only have not known what was going on if it was being tricked by one of its own . |
| 26 | Jerusalem , the very heart of Christendom , had been captured and it could only be a matter of time before the remaining Christian forces , still holding on at Tyre , Tripoli and Antioch , were overcome or expelled . |
| 27 | As for de Gaulle , his views were already well-known , and it could only be a matter of time before he attacked Hallstein and his Commission . |
| 28 | He told Aenarion that he would be accursed if he drew the weapon , that such power was too great for any mortal being , and it could only be bought at the price of Aenarion 's immortal soul . |
| 29 | There were a few diplomatic handshakes as the players left the field at the end , but it seemed a relief that an extra week lay between this Test match and the next , and it could only be hoped that work would continue behind the scenes to impress upon these cricketers , especially the more excitable ones , that the game does not deserve to be abused . |
| 30 | It had no station nameplate , just a platform with two metal advertisements for Mazawattee Tea and Bibby 's Foods , and it could only be approached by trespassing across a farmer 's field . |