Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few readers will notice this discrepancy , but all are flicked and jabbed at and irritated — those circling insects — by contradiction , by undetermination followed by overdetermination of reasons , by the narrator 's fuss over details which do n't matter , his youthful sententiousness about women ( ‘ the depths of the female heart ’ ) and other irrelevancies , his moralizing , his way of wantonly bleeding a robust narrative with ‘ However , that may only have seemed so ’ , his ‘ I have already described ’ when he has n't , his promises to explain later which are n't kept when the reader does n't want explanation anyhow , he wants the story . |
| 2 | Viruses are carried in the seawater from sewage outfalls , and while some may only cause minor stomach upsets , others , including coxsachie and echo viruses , could lead to hepatitis , meningitis and quasi-paralytic disorders . |
| 3 | This may only serve to aggravate matters further and undermine your role as a neutral . |
| 4 | It assumes administrative efficiency will suffice when this may only have the most limited of practical effects . |
| 5 | This may only cease on withdrawal of the drug . |
| 6 | Depending on the complexity of your operations this may only take a couple of man weeks and could be repeated at regular intervals to monitor progress . |
| 7 | Very often the vagina and part of the uterus can be separated into two parts by a fibrous partition and this may only come to light after difficulty when intercourse first takes place , or sometimes at the onset of pregnancy . |
| 8 | This may only be a curiosity of Cowdery 's Down , for , on other contemporary settlements , pits and other deep features contained numerous seeds and animal bones . |
| 9 | Alternatively this may only be a change in the precious metal brought about by necessity , and silver coinage may have continued the earlier function of the gold coinage , as bullion . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Dickinson argues for a change in the organisation of the industry as chronologically earlier pairs show less variation than later examples ; this may only be a change in ability and need not relate to changes in the medium used to make models . |
| 12 | This may only be wishful thinking , but it is worth thinking . |
| 13 | ( 1986 ) and Morgan Klein ( 1985 ) describe convincingly the conflict which young people in residential care experience between longing for their parents to provide for them and the growing realisation that this may only ever be partial . |
| 14 | I also consider ( though this may only be expressing the same conclusion in another way ) that , for the reasons given by Mr. Langley , the injunction as at present framed should be interpreted as not prohibiting compliance with the section 39 notice . |
| 15 | However this may only be sufficient to provide 10 hours per week . |
| 16 | Throwing money at the problem , however , is not the answer ; this may only create more difficulties for the environment . |
| 17 | Improved forensic science standards and public sector laboratories equally available to the defence and prosecution — this may only go part way to ensuring an equality of arms between the prosecution and defence , which is essential in an adversarial system . |
| 18 | However , this may only represent one side of the story . |
| 19 | But this may only be a reality for those who are adaptable in what they are prepared to consider and where they are willing to go to do it . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | While one country may be geared up for credit cards with hole-in-the wall machines everywhere you look , another may only accept local currency or travellers cheques . |
| 22 | This should only be carried out by a professional repairer as special equipment and experience in dealing with severely warped necks is required . |
| 23 | This should only happen as a last resort in exceptional circumstances and if it does , you should take legal advice as soon as possible . |
| 24 | However this should only be in proportion to the individual plant 's capacity to produce new wood , and you may have to compromise and resort to some lateral side-shoots like a climber . |
| 25 | Although some doctors may recommend putting a board under the mattress , this should only be done in an emergency . |
| 26 | As de Gaulle wanted , this should only be developed on the basis of unanimous agreements , with a new Commission being created in Paris , made up of national civil servants , not officials loyal to European institutions . |
| 27 | This should only be operated on the specific request of ATC . |
| 28 | Again , this should only be done if the new entity has some meaning in itself . |
| 29 | This should only be entered by LIFESPAN during the approval process . |
| 30 | In taking this view we are not denying that the loss of liberty may actually be necessary in a few extreme cases and this should only be where the child presents a significant danger to him or herself or where there is a significant risk of major further offending and severe damage to community . |