Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [modal v] only [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can have no practical effect and will only divert attention from where it should be pressed by those who feel strongly about it . |
| 2 | This invaluable experience and can only stand people in good stead for when they return to the UK . ’ |
| 3 | In Germany , both the Minister for Internal Affairs and the Ministers of Culture in the Lander can take independent decisions , while the Russian part of the commission is a consultative body and can only make recommendations which are subsequently ratified at State level . |
| 4 | Experience of itself has no significance but can only have significance attributed to it . |
| 5 | She might get over this present illness but would only fall victim to the first virus that came along . |
| 6 | In the communiqué the UN said that the unblocking of international aid to the south of Sudan was a matter of urgency but could only take place if all parties to the conflict there agreed to co-operate with the UN and other humanitarian organizations . |