Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] only [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germany has decided that 90% of the costs of cleaning sites in the eastern states should be split between state and federal governments ; the new owner should carry only 10% of the costs . |
| 2 | A random sample of herds might indicate that 40% of them are grazing on marginal land ; but if animals were the unit of study we might find only 20% of animals to be on marginal grazing , i.e. the 40% of herds are the smaller ones accounting for only 20% of the cattle . |
| 3 | But it has been long established ( Habakkuk 1953 , McKeown and Brown 1955 ) that medical knowledge of the time could not cure any important cause of death , could prevent only smallpox , and with a few exceptions remained impotent until the present century . |
| 4 | The head of the voting commission for northern Bosnia , for example , said the Serbs could keep only 20% of Bosnia . |
| 5 | Actually , they hold around 70% and under the plan could keep only 43% . |
| 6 | Successive NFER analysis demonstrated that the most effective selection process could select only 90% of children adequately — 10% would be misplaced . |
| 7 | When I spoke to him that Saturday evening he said he had me in mind but the paper could pay only $15 per week . |
| 8 | Estimates that creating the Fsx would cost only ¥165 billion ( at 1985 prices ) were good for nothing more than selling the project to parliament which had to vote the money . |
| 9 | For a $10,000 hospital stay , though , a patient would pay only 5% of the cost . |
| 10 | Even under the old Labour scheme somebody on £130 a week would pay £26 in national insurance — employers and employees contributions combined — whereas under the Conservative proposals somebody on the same earnings would pay only £19.24 . |
| 11 | An advisory committee had voiced doubts about L* 's management and cost — likely to be more than $700m , of which the SSC would pay only $250m . |
| 12 | But this would raise only £1 million a year — nothing like enough to break even . |
| 13 | The tests showed that if a product which should be cooked at 180°C is deep-fried at the correct temperature to seal it and is cooked as recommended , it will absorb only 6% of its weight in oil . |
| 14 | Government grants will cover only 50pc of that and the county council will need to find the remainder . |
| 15 | You will need the same heading allowance as for pinch pleats if it is to be made up as a curtain heading , but for making a valance you will need only 1.5cm ( ½in ) for the heading allowance . |
| 16 | According to UBS Phillips & Drew , building societies survived the downturn in the housing market better than expected in 1992 ; the brokers forecast that falls in pre-tax profits will average only 7% . |
| 17 | To take account of this trend The new Aston Martin DB7 , to be built in Newport Pagnall , will cost only £80,000 , havce the price of the companies current models . |
| 18 | The new machines will cost only £50 more than current single-speed VHS models and in the long-play mode give up to eight hours ' playing time , instead of the normal maximum of four hours . |
| 19 | Normally £47 , take along this issue before March 14 and it will cost only £35 . |
| 20 | The eight will share only 1.5m shares between them , representing just 2.4% of the shares the company will have outstanding after the 5.1m share issue . |
| 21 | If the property contains only one adult , then he or she will pay only 75% of the bill of a two adult household . |
| 22 | Students will pay only 20% of the Community Charge providing they are undertaking a full time course of higher education . |
| 23 | People on income support will pay only 20% of the Community Charge . |
| 24 | For ages five to 11 , the tests normally cost £24.50 , but SHE readers will pay only £20 . |
| 25 | They will get only £2m of that back as a government grant ! |
| 26 | ‘ We have been told that we will receive only £1,000 back from the insurance , ’ she added . |
| 27 | For instance , if child benefit had been uprated fully in line with prices since 1984 , a three-child family would receive £31.20 a week from next April , whereas they will receive only £25.25p — £5.95p a week less than in 1984 , or a loss per child of £100 a year . |
| 28 | Larne and other Northern Ireland ports can seek only 50pc assistance for roll-on/roll-off facilities . |
| 29 | Sainsbury has expressed an interest in the site but a Government clause imposed during the bus privatisation programme means Caldaire can keep only 35pc of the purchase price above £1.3 million effectively making a move financially impossible . |
| 30 | Under the new rules , local firms importing goods valued at under $30,000 can receive only 15% of the hard currency needed to pay for them in advance , with the remainder allocated only after goods have cleared customs and value-added tax has been paid . |