Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may only be 5 ft 4 ins but he is a giant among small players . ’ |
| 2 | These may only be printable ASCII characters , including space and tab . |
| 3 | These may only be printable ASCII characters , including space . |
| 4 | This may only be wishful thinking , but it is worth thinking . |
| 5 | In practical terms this is translated into the maxim ‘ get it in the bucket ’ , a rule of particular importance in ‘ one-off ’ rather than continuing pollutions , since there may only be one chance to sample . |
| 6 | But what I 'm saying is that there may only be one proof sense is what we as individuals derive from that proof . |
| 7 | In a small employment agency there may only be one interviewer and you will put yourself at a disadvantage if you make a bad start . |
| 8 | There may only be one ground for divorce — irretrievable breakdown — but the only way you can prove it is by proving you 've got one of five grounds going for you : |
| 9 | Test kits have a limited shelf life which may only be twelve months in some cases . |
| 10 | They may only be alien ticks , but their shells are so hard they are almost indestructible , and they can survive for years without 8 meal of any sort … |
| 11 | There may only be 9–5 cover or even less . |
| 12 | As I have already indicated , I am not sure whether there may perhaps be some mockery of the over-solicitousness of the Poet 's desire for this marriage and the begetting of a ( boy- ) child , as indeed of the appeal to the egoist 's desire to perpetuate himself . |
| 13 | If comparisons of prevalence are to be made with other populations or other times , there must obviously be reasonable similarity in the research methods used . |
| 14 | The BBC said there should only be five firefighters in the film and they were . |
| 15 | He also urged speed and independence and said there should only be administrative contact between inspectors and DTI officials during an investigation . |
| 16 | ( A screw told me that a prison regulation stated that there should only be two chairs for every three women . ) |
| 17 | FA chief executive Graham Kelly said last night : ‘ Already there are members of FIFA who believe there should only be one team from the British Isles competing in the World Cup and European Championship . |
| 18 | ALTHOUGH I agree that many industries are run better by private enterprise than by the state , I think there should only be one bank . |
| 19 | ‘ It does seem to me there must necessarily be some provision of this kind unless it is to be supposed that ministers are never to be allowed to leave the country at all . ’ |
| 20 | A partner must not be prohibited access to information at his reasonable request . |
| 21 | The only restriction is that the main purpose of the Bill must not be public expenditure . |
| 22 | where the length of x is less than or equal to the length of y ( i.e. there must not be more symbols on the LHS of the rule than the RHS ) . |
| 23 | There must not be any spaces between LEFT$ and the opening bracket . |
| 24 | There must not be any spaces between the RIGHT$ and the opening bracket . |
| 25 | If in the course of time science produces evidence , from within the infinity of the universe , of some previously unknown and completely indestructible influence which caused life to commence , then that influence must not be designated spiritual' . |
| 26 | Critics might say the charters are merely PR exercises for pledges which should already be standard requirements of the health service . |
| 27 | PR exercises for pledges which should already be standard requirements of the health service . |
| 28 | The dose of both PMSG and hCG should generally be 2–5 IU i.p . |
| 29 | WITH respect to the 1995 World Cup , there must already be sad voices at Rugby World & Post muttering ‘ I told you so ’ . |
| 30 | And like all gifts , it should not be unwrapped before.its time , so do n't unwrap your gift , or allow anyone else to unwrap your gift , or else God might , in His wisdom , come down and take it away again . ’ |