Example sentences of "[noun] he [modal v] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she still laments her fate he can only add ‘ We are not bound for ever to the circles of the world , and beyond them is more than memory . |
| 2 | Although he had no doubts about the Girls ' standard of work he would only take up on Smith 's offer if his organization was efficient . |
| 3 | Their motives he could only guess at , but shielding probably came high on the list . |
| 4 | ‘ There may be benefits for us too — if we do n't get on with the new rector he may only be here for five years , ’ said Miss Duff . |
| 5 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |
| 6 | On this occasion he could only get 5in so he told one of the shunters , George Dyson , what had happened and asked him to go back along the fish vans and find out if a bag was off . |
| 7 | If this fine player misses out on selection he will only have himself to blame . |
| 8 | Well look at a miner I mean if he worked three days a week he might only get thirty shillings , in tho very very very seldom worked a full week . |
| 9 | There was nothing General Francis could do , and because of his arthritis he could only sit with any comfort on a hard chair . |
| 10 | In this rage he would only upset his mother , and Jenna put her hands against her hot face . |
| 11 | So that if our speaker for example had been John from the Halifax Building Society he would only be talking about Global Investments . |
| 12 | In this instance he need only be concerned that income actually paid out to the children during their minorities or unmarried may be taxed upon him under TA 1988 , s663 . |
| 13 | But since he had no tape measure he could only estimate , by a very rough and ready method , that Lee being the thinnest was the only one to qualify . |
| 14 | ‘ The dog has really taken to hurdles racing and will improve even more with experience he can only get better , ’ said racing manager Jimmy Nunn . |
| 15 | So maybe that afternoon he 'd only get two calls done , but at least we gain more business out of it . |
| 16 | Then from out there where Slorne 's gaze had led him , from out of the dark moonlit sky , there came a distant calling of a name , a place , a power , and it was like a great presence he could only feel and not see , and it cast itself over him , and over his cage , and over the whole Zoo , and over more than that . |
| 17 | The old cooking cause he 'll only eat a cooked dinner |
| 18 | In the meantime he can only sell his land subject to the conditions of the option agreement . |
| 19 | In the same way he may only despatch the liquor to the customer outwith permitted hours . |
| 20 | Nicholson wanted to loiter with the man who — in his eyes — could pluck with ease a flower he could only look on at a distance . |
| 21 | ‘ Stiff knee , ’ he said , watching for obstacles he might only know about by walking into them . |
| 22 | This car driver has a problem he can only solve by using reverse gear . |
| 23 | In the morality of Thomas Hobbes ( 1588–1679 ) and John Locke ( 1632–1704 ) and the later utilitarians he can only act in his self-interest . |
| 24 | If the suspect is not under arrest he may only be interrogated in the presence of his lawyer . |