Example sentences of "[modal v] only make [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She 's told him trying to get her back may only make life in Pakistan more difficult for her .
2 ‘ That 'll only make things worse .
3 It 'll only make things that much harder for you .
4 But do n't go around being cross or you 'll only make enemies for yourself .
5 ‘ But you know what they say , ’ he adds , with a wink of those sparkling Irish eyes , ‘ You 'll only make God laugh if you tell him your plans … . by Garth Pearce
6 If we get involved , we might only make things worse . ’
7 The flashes of hostility between them could only make things worse .
8 Labour 's policies , which are partly monopoly and partly over-regulatory , and aim to damage the industry 's profits and investments , could only make matters worse .
9 It could only make recommendations that did not challenge the basic structure of the system .
10 You could feel the crowd willing it in but it did n't make it and I was beginning to feel it was slipping away , and especially when we could only make par at the 17th .
11 Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price .
12 It was clear that she was n't wanted by Charlotte , and if Ernest did want her with them , then that would only make matters worse .
13 It would only make matters worse , she said .
14 Explanations would only make matters ten times worse .
15 Such a step , he said , would only make matters worse .
16 While the Treasury was warning of a " continuing mountain of difficulties " for some years to come , the Foreign Office argued that to reduce overseas commitments would only make matters worse .
17 She joked that she would only make money fifty years after she was dead , and he told her that money did not matter .
18 It would only make Luke think that she was distrusting him again .
19 She knew that it was no use offering to make it : it would only make Bella angry .
20 The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse .
21 In future Castle will only make provision for amortisation of audio copyrights for permanent diminution in value .
22 A mis-used gadget will only make problems worse by forcing a horse into a shape before he is physically strong enough .
23 Of course , the message will only make sense if it can be successfully decompressed when it reaches the user .
24 Irrespective of the cause of anxiety , punishing the horse will only make things worse .
25 ‘ You will only make things more painful for yourself later , and more pleasurable for me . ’
26 While the UNHCR in Geneva has welcomed the move , its officials on the ground fear that it will only make things more difficult .
27 But for Panama — the many Panamas — it will only make life more difficult .
28 We can see that a horse 's physical needs , like food , will affect not only its health , but also its emotions ; and we can see , too , that denial of the horse 's psychological needs will only make life more difficult for ourselves .
29 I know it 's hard , believe me , but continuing will only make life harder and harder if we are never able to meet .
30 Keep underarms fresh and dry by using a spray anti-perspirant deodorant — stick and roll-ons will only make skin feel wet and sticky in the heat .
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