Example sentences of "[modal v] only be [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These tactics may only be threats , but in the Philippines ’ disappearances ’ are becoming all too common . |
| 2 | Electronic records may only be proto-records because they require numerous mechanisms to make them accessible . |
| 3 | Like the finches , the Galapagos mocking birds , Darwin concluded , must only be varieties of the species . |
| 4 | ‘ The mothers 'll only be skivvies anywhere they get billeted , so I might as well choose my own place . |
| 5 | These attacks might only be cattle raids — that 's bad enough-but sometimes they might be more hostile . |
| 6 | It might only be hours before the police start questioning you ! ’ |
| 7 | It might only be pebbles against Patriots , and the Inspirals might be as interested in the ephemera of psychedelic pop and training shoes as they are in delivering any deeper message , but to their new American fans the Inspirals represent a special hope , an idea that something more sensitive than Guns N' Roses and Madonna might thrive . |
| 8 | I was on my way towards the main door of the clubhouse when I saw a cluster of men who could only be journalists . |
| 9 | Every one of her senses sharpened to its utmost Gina entered a world as unreal and beautiful as Tivoli itself , mindlessly letting conscious thought give way to pure sensation , as his voice caressed her ears with words which could only be endearments , husky and broken . |
| 10 | The criteria for assessment of a return i.e. the balance sheet , could only be results . |
| 11 | Darwin 's conclusion then , in direct contrast to that of his even more orthodox Captain , was that the Galapagos finches could only be varieties , and were therefore not worth collecting carefully . |
| 12 | But I could hear the breathy snarl that Mala makes when she is about to hurt someone quite badly , and with it a menacing series of grunts that could only be Gharrgoyles . |
| 13 | At this point a wag from the back of the large audience called out " the only trouble is that it would only be 2½″ long ! " |
| 14 | Now there would only be days to finish things . |
| 15 | While the EV figures will only be guidelines for any individual project , the expected and actual cumulative figures will converge in the long run if the method is consistently applied , maximizing the productivity of the R&D function . |
| 16 | While the EV figures will only be guidelines for any individual project , the expected and actual cumulative figures will converge in the long run if the method is consistently applied , maximizing the productivity of the R&D function . |
| 17 | But these , too , though usually carefully reasoned , can only be assumptions . |
| 18 | I know the other ladies will understand — but for our leading lady there can only be orchids ! ’ |
| 19 | Taking these two points into consideration leads us to the conclusion that meaningful chain dimensions can only be values averaged over the many conformations assumed . |
| 20 | Stone floor panels dating from 883–612BC , uncovered in the Assyrian royal palaces at Nimrud , Balawat and Nineveh , contain patterns that are generally accepted as carpet designs ; thee are also a number of reliefs and carvings showing men carrying what can only be tapestries or rugs . |
| 21 | Now I suppose for most of us because of the very fact were here this morning they have been few and far between such experiences , perhaps what is more common is that we may have spent time with someone who was dying , their last few hours , their last few minutes , and if they were not unconscious I wonder what sort of conversation would be going on between us and them , what sort of things would we , would we of been saying , what would we be asking us , well in this passage that we have been reading we have just such a conversation , two men who are on the verge of death , death can only be hours away for both of them , and here they have this conversation , it was in that sense it was one of the strangest interviews any body ever had with Jesus not only is the , the account here of er a death bed conversion , but the one who is saving is also in the process of dying . |
| 22 | Death , it can only be hours away for both of them and here they have this conversation . |
| 23 | Measures of fit , in the context of the present study , can only be approximations . |
| 24 | Limitations of this system at present are that subjects can only be studies in the supine position within the magnet , thus imposing constraints on both posture and movement . |
| 25 | ‘ We can only be pessimists before breakfast . ’ |