Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] only [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My goodness , if I could only be God for a short time-even half a day ! — then I 'd be content to be St Peter for ever after ! " |
| 2 | The farms themselves may be categorised into three broad types on the basis of their layout : one or a few buildings seemingly in isolation or associated with earlier structures , for instance late prehistoric enclosures or , as at Lower Warbank ( Kent ) , a single sunken building adjacent to a Roman villa ( Philp 1973 , pp. 156–63 ) , which may only be part of larger settlements ; individual farmsteads , a group of buildings associated with a fenced enclosure or paddock , such as Cowdery 's Down ( Millett 1983 ) ; thirdly , larger settlements with either multiples of the previous category or a farmstead apparently with a larger number of ancillary buildings , such as Chalton , Hampshire and West Stow , Suffolk ( West 1985 ) . |
| 3 | Then she was in another bedroom which could only be Luke 's , and on the chest by the window lay the passport . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is reported that in a large printing office in the city [ which can only be R. & R. Clark ] where there are about 100 females employed , more than 70 handed in notices to strike yesterday , while correspondingly large proportions of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike , failing a settlement . |
| 6 | I was on my way towards the main door of the clubhouse when I saw a cluster of men who could only be journalists . |
| 7 | ‘ We can only be pessimists before breakfast . ’ |
| 8 | If he leaves all to his wife on his death there may only be duty on the £1M non-qualifying assets on his widow 's death . |
| 9 | Me feeling is that there should only be team promotions and that the money should be split . |
| 10 | Without a knowledge of good and evil , for example , there would only be ignorance and destruction . |
| 11 | If two people are merely sharing a house or flat , e.g. two friends , unless the underwriters have been asked specifically to cover both persons ' property , there would only be cover for the property of the Policyholder . |
| 12 | There would only be reason for despair if more general affluence had been accompanied by a withdrawal from the regard for precious substances , since this would imply rejection of the notion of excellence , the basis not merely of cultural advance but of the very attainment of humanity . |
| 13 | Now there would only be days to finish things . |
| 14 | ‘ Afterwards , there would only be dislike and resentment , because you do n't care for my feelings at all . |
| 15 | While I am away please note that there will only be weekday Masses on Monday and Friday . |
| 16 | ‘ So , if you punish yourself through self-denial in the puritan way , in the English Christian way , there will only be resentment and more unhappiness . ’ |
| 17 | There may be many things you would like to say in this report but there will only be room for important ones . |
| 18 | The provision as to three months ' notice has to be read with the limitation that there can only be dismissal for good cause . |
| 19 | I know the other ladies will understand — but for our leading lady there can only be orchids ! ’ |
| 20 | There can only be description , he wrote , The Big Glass . |
| 21 | They 'd only be evidence of her crush on Harry , not of his presence at her death . ’ |
| 22 | It may only be coincidence that the window cleaners were around last weekend when this incident occurred . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It might only be hours before the police start questioning you ! ’ |
| 25 | It might only be breast tissue , I do n't know that . |
| 26 | So faint , it might only be moonlight through the clouds — then she saw long pale hair streaming . |
| 27 | Oh I know , it 'll only be fish fingers and chips or fish steaks and chips |
| 28 | It could only be Mischa . |
| 29 | It could only be Maria Luisa asking when Steve would be leaving . |
| 30 | Mr Urbanec , who is to hold further talks with Mr Havel today — this time in front of television cameras — conceded that the party realised it was held in deep mistrust by the public , and accepted that henceforth it could only be part of the political spectrum . |