Example sentences of "and [modal v] only [vb infin] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But suddenly she was doubly shaken , and could only stare in astonishment at the tall , lean , aristocratic-looking man who had rounded that same corner in time to see all that had happened . |
| 2 | The Padre was very weak now , and could only move from place to place if someone helped him . |
| 3 | She thought it was limited to securing £60,000 and would only continue in force for a few weeks . |
| 4 | At first Shamdev cowered from people and would only play with dogs . |
| 5 | Naturally a lot of people are scared witless of getting on Microsoft 's blacklist and will only cooperate under subpoena rather than appear to be volunteering information . |
| 6 | The San Jose , California-based outfit Axil is taking a leaf out of Compaq Computer Corp 's book and will only sell through resellers under the direction of sales and marketing vice president Dan Shaver who recently left a job with Sun as director of its channels strategy . |
| 7 | He is confined to a wheelchair , can not speak , and can only move x number of fingers ( where x seems to vary from one to three , according to which inaccurate article the reviewer read about me ) . |
| 8 | If it is true that meaning reduces to use , then surely all mention of " identity " is inappropriate and can only lead to confusion . |
| 9 | I can see his point in a way ; he likes a full social life … and he does n't want to sit at home with a wife who is depressed and can only talk about babies . ’ |
| 10 | The work in progress is complex , and can only proceed through use of method and skill , not by the eye alone . |
| 11 | The real value of a key deposited with a neighbour comes when you are ill or incapacitated and can only call for help or reach the phone , but not reach the front door . |