Example sentences of "[modal v] only be a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may only be a small number of laws , which are self-consistent and which lead to complicated beings like ourselves who can ask the question : What is the nature of God ? |
| 2 | Virgin may only be a small airline , but so far this year it 's Airbus 's biggest customer , that 's because many bigger airlines struggling in a tough market either ca n't afford new planes or are cancelling their orders . |
| 3 | ‘ It may only be a temporary measure . |
| 4 | Second , they must appreciate that their textual properties may only be a single element in a diverse multimedia development . |
| 5 | Women 's discourse may only be a flawed copy of its male counterpart , but , as Irigaray shows , women can use this apparent deficiency to their advantage by allowing the ‘ bad copy ’ to become a subversive caricature in which the difference between the double and the ‘ original ’ reveals the gender bias underlying male discourse and ( male ) subjectivity ( 1977:73–4 ) . |
| 6 | The sun must only be a rare visitor to this mysterious landscape where spring flowers push through the slowly melting ice . |
| 7 | There 'll only be a small section of the hedge that would come down , just |
| 8 | It 'll only be a self-tapping screw , you know . |
| 9 | Phil , Sorry to hear your leaving us , hopefully it 'll only be a short while before your back on line again . |
| 10 | The Old Man said something that suggested it might only be a temporary suspension . |
| 11 | It produces wine of great finesse and penetrating perfume which can dominate an entire cuvée even when its presence might only be a small proportion of the whole . |
| 12 | The end result might only be a slight scratch , but the potential might have been in that situation for something a lot worse . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought it might only be a pretend cottage , ’ Benny said apologetically . |
| 14 | ‘ It might only be a tiny step forward — but at least it is a move in the right direction . ’ |
| 15 | I think that within the Company you need to look at major , major non- conformances in two ways , one is the major performance that will give you problems over getting a registration pass over five oh , but in another one a major non- conformance i.e , there 's a problem with the job , which is it might only be a minor non-conformance in relation to five seven five oh , but is a big problem for you as a company . |
| 16 | Above all , there was Mrs Thatcher 's uniquely close link with President Reagan — but this , too , could only be a temporary phenomenon . |
| 17 | The other four supervisors , however , had one advantage over Mr. Carrick : they were all political friends of Lord Melville , and for that reason their removal could only be a temporary demotion . |
| 18 | A gimmick like that could only be a small part of Cud now . ’ |
| 19 | A gimmick like that could only be a small part of Cud now . ’ |
| 20 | Quakers ' manager Ray Hankin has yet to be informed of the FA verdict but the punishment could only be a one-match ban . |
| 21 | On the face of it , this could only be a good thing . |
| 22 | Though from what I 've read about eighteenth-century Eton , anything that came after that could only be a pleasant relief . ’ |
| 23 | One of the one of the difficulties is that that that theatres up and down the country have faced over the last two years of the new target that were brought in with the eighty eight education act where schools were not allowed to make a charge it could only be a voluntary contribution now the council of Great Britain have looked at this it 's a problem cos of this decimated schools audiences . |
| 24 | Her own sordid story could only be a bad influence on such a young and impressionable mind . |
| 25 | A warm draught blew across the platform , one which could only be a Mediterranean breeze or synthetically produced , the latter being more likely as we were standing under a dull winter 's day in London . |
| 26 | Admittedly a change can be beneficial , for it gives relief , but it need only be a brief suspension of the general accompanimental rhythmic pattern . |
| 27 | One extreme assumption was that demand would mirror the demographic decline , while at the other extreme there would only be a shallow decline in demand due to increases in both the proportions of school leavers wanting to advance their education and in the number of mature entrants . |
| 28 | As it would only be a temporary name we felt it did n't really matter all that much what we should call ourselves |
| 29 | In the Berg judgment , Mr Justice Hobhouse considered the timing of Union Discount 's alleged reliance on the 1982 accounts : ‘ Furthermore , there would only be a limited period of time within which it would be reasonably foreseeable that a bank or discount house would rely upon a given set of audited accounts . |
| 30 | Recycled Paper : Already being used to produce materials for mulching , it would only be a short step to make it an ingredient in composts . |