Example sentences of "one [modal v] only be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Descent was traced in the female line because when pairing was temporary and informal , it was not possible to reckon it in any other way , as one could only be sure of the identity of the mother of the child , not that of the father . |
| 2 | Unfortunately all the evidence of the last 12 months suggests that while Gooch 's batting ability remains invaluable , England would do better under a more imaginative skipper , if one could only be found . |
| 3 | If the focus process suggests one candidate in an earlier ‘ batch ’ than another , we can say that it is imposing a strong preference between those candidates ; so strong that the second one will only be considered at all if the reasoner decides the first is completely implausible . |
| 4 | If one contrasts the history of British Conservatism in the early twentieth century with the history of the British left — or , indeed , the German right — in the same period one can only be struck by the discrepancy in the volume and nature of the scholarship produced . |
| 5 | One can only be fearful of what could have been the situation . ’ |
| 6 | In a sense , one can only be delighted that Leapor and other poets like her are receiving such serious attention . |
| 7 | When such adjustments are made , the Phillips curve apparently gives the policy-maker a choice between employment and stable prices ; more of one can only be gained at the expense of the other . |
| 8 | One can only be blocked by lead . |
| 9 | ‘ One can only be glad for their sakes . |