Example sentences of "they [be] only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are only made possible by enzymes — biological catalysts that speed up their chemical reactions to a respectable level . |
| 2 | Additional awards are not common as they are only made on top of the basic and compensatory awards in cases where the employer has failed to comply with earlier orders either to reinstate or re-engage an employee . |
| 3 | They are only suffered in such places in order to appear respectable in the eyes of the Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers ( AFBD ) . |
| 4 | Felt boards are very versatile , and they are only limited by the imagination of the teacher . |
| 5 | There is a general expectation that people will not remember detailed facts correctly if they are only exposed to them in the spoken mode , especially if they are required to remember them over an extended period of time . |
| 6 | As a rule they are only killed for food ( and then only cocks or old hens ) when an important visitor comes to the homestead , perhaps a prince 's son or perhaps a father-in-law . |
| 7 | They 're not trying to push , they are only trying to be helpful , but I think it is a material matter for the committee to consider . |
| 8 | They rejoice that their pews are full , without facing the sobering fact that they are only filling them by emptying someone else 's . |
| 9 | But Mr Fallon claimed most war disability pensions were tax free : ‘ They are only taxed if pensioners ’ income exceeds £4,000 a year . ’ |
| 10 | I have to re-affirm the confidence they are only beginning to find in themselves . ’ |
| 11 | All ‘ mere beliefs ’ are viewed as inferior since they are only accepted on trust or via authorities or tradition . |
| 12 | They are only expressing more precisely what we have already said . |
| 13 | A further problem is that although we should be glad that speed control measures are encouraged more strongly than they were in 1977 , they are only applied to very small developments . |
| 14 | New technology and more international competition will eventually create more jobs than they destroy , as they have for the past two centuries , if they are only given a chance to work . |
| 15 | They are only sprayed when numbers become a problem . |
| 16 | He says : ‘ It is apparent they are only managing to cover expenditure with increasing difficulty . ’ |
| 17 | The company is not required by law or accountants and auditors to provide management accounts and they are only prepared at the discretion of the company . |
| 18 | When enterprises plan their production on the criterion of profitability they are only honouring their obligation to their shareholders — — to earn them a reasonable return on their money — and if those shareholders are institutions which are in turn merely trustees of the people 's savings … well , evidently notions of class struggle and exploitation must be out of date . |
| 19 | Unlike the trams , they are only seen during the summer season . |
| 20 | These small creatures are the future , they are only acting out what they will be . |
| 21 | A police officer reported that ‘ in some villages the young men are brought up from their childhood with the idea that according to ancient Kandyan custom the highland on which the [ coffee ] estate has been opened belongs by right of inheritance to the village below and in helping themselves they are only taking the rent of the ground . ’ |
| 22 | In theory , then , and in genuine cases , such clauses should be completely untouched by the UCTA , and by s 13 in particular , since they are only helping the parties to quantify their loss . |
| 23 | ‘ At the moment , they are only integrated into corporate networks in a haphazard fashion ’ , Mr Drake says . |
| 24 | Legally they are only required to have one public or open meeting at which the Community Health Council is invited to attend . |
| 25 | These are the inorganic elements in the diet , and although they are only needed in tiny amounts , they have very important functions . |
| 26 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 27 | Many researchers ' accounts bear witness to these skills , but they are only mentioned in passing and seem to have been taken for granted . |
| 28 | ‘ The government is very cautious — they say they are only talking about domestic accounting principles — but this is a big step forward . ’ |
| 29 | While the courts continue to insist that they are only keeping the authority within the boundaries of its power and not substituting their view , the dividing line can be a thin one . |
| 30 | Ex-registered dockers are a particularly useful force of labour as they know the work and do not require training or close supervision — and they are only paid when work is available . |