Example sentences of "[modal v] be only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large bulbs should be only half-buried ; with smaller ones , the tips should be just below the compost surface . |
| 2 | Sir Archibald Sinclair , the Secretary of State for Air , thought there should be only one company , and Lord Beaverbrook stated that free enterprise should have the widest possible scope in the operation of the companies . |
| 3 | He told a news conference after the meeting : ‘ We must all agree that there should be only one nuclear state ’ in the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) , apparently referring to Russia , which holds about 17,000 nuclear warheads . |
| 4 | As I have already emphasized , withholding attention so as not to reinforce undesirable behaviour should be only one part of a dual strategy ; the other essential component is a positive and active policy of reinforcing ( rewarding ) good behaviour . |
| 5 | A garden should be only partly physical , the greater part should be transcendent . |
| 6 | So it looks as though hpGRF and hypothalamic GRF are the same thing in these species , and it should be only a matter of time before it is from the hypothalamus as well . |
| 7 | ‘ You should be only too glad to be rid of him . ’ |
| 8 | As a rule of thumb , the second week after the race should be only half your normal mileage , and the third week almost back to normal . |
| 9 | Then again , at the turn of this century , a geographer named Otto Krümmell decided that both Seven and Five were too many , and that there should be only the Three . |
| 10 | The mortar for grouting should be only very slightly damp , so that it is crumbly , but forms a ball when squeezed in the palm of the hand . |
| 11 | Your company pension adviser should be only too happy to answer any questions . |
| 12 | If the prime function of judicial review is seen as being to provide remedies against unlawful behaviour by government , then there should be only an absolutely minimal standing requirement such as ‘ taxpayer ’ or ‘ citizen ’ , or even no requirement at all ( ‘ any person ’ ) . |
| 13 | It may also be challenged on the ground that £6,000 per annum was excessive and the rent should be only £4,000 . |
| 14 | But she erm thinks that the way it should be only four days rather than three . |
| 15 | He also quoted Mallarmé " I think … that there should be only allusion … |
| 16 | Rather there should be only one set of notes for each subject regardless of source . |
| 17 | The cost of the implant should be only a fraction of the total cost of surgery and inpatient care — overall cost £3000-£5000 per joint replacement ( Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust costings , 1992 ) . |
| 18 | Those for whom free care might be extended should be only those with a realistic possibility of returning to self care in the community within two years . |
| 19 | The karateka then glances over his shoulder in the direction the kick is going to travel — the look should be only a very quick glance , not a prolonged stare . |
| 20 | Family cases should be only referred to a solicitor where detailed advice and negotiation about the arrangements to be made for financial provision and for the children were needed ; other civil cases should only be referred once it was clear that court proceedings should be initiated . |
| 21 | Perhaps communication should be at the broadest possible level if that is done well ; if not , it should be only at that level which can be done well . |
| 22 | Why is it important that the legal monopoly should be only temporary ? |
| 23 | If the hon. Member for Leicester , South ( Mr. Marshall ) would like to accompany me in the new year , I should be only too happy to take him on a tour and show him just how much is happening outside Belfast as well as in it . |
| 24 | If the central-peripheral distinction is to be linked with Easterbrook 's hypothesis it is necessary to take into account the task which is being performed , thus central information should be only that which is necessary for successful performance of a well-defined task . |
| 25 | It may possibly be , as it surely is in ( 22 ) , that , where a single entity is present to the mind of the speaker , the same speaker can not simultaneously entertain the idea of more than one referent corresponding to that entity ( though there may be certain problems for this view in the case of collective nouns such as government or congregation or quartet , for which see Chapter 8 ) ; however , it is much less obvious that , where there is assumed to be only a single referent , there should be only a single intensional entity present to the mind ; rather , it seems to us that the separation of the referential and the intensional elements is precisely what lies behind such examples as ( 23 ) ( from Searle , 1969 ) , or ( 24 ) : ( 23 ) Everest is Chomolungma ( 24 ) the sheriff did not know that he was Arthur 's brother In the latter sentence , of course , we are interested in the interpretation which has he co-referring with Arthur 's brother , and the reason that we do not find a reflexive in the final position is precisely that these two elements are distinct intensionally even though they share the same referent . |
| 26 | Over the weekend the Chief Whip , William Whitelaw , detected a strong feeling in the Parliamentary Party that there should be only two nominations , not more . |
| 27 | Erm , it 's clearly states that a new settlement should be only contemplated where , and it 's my opinion , that all those factors need to be met and they are not weighted within that er paragraph . |
| 28 | There should be only 20 such tournaments in a Ryder Cup year and they should be the biggest and best . ’ |
| 29 | There should be only one opportunity for discount ; otherwise the full purchase price should apply , he said . |
| 30 | Higher taxes on motorists should be only one measure in the context of a wider environment and transport policy . |