Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an application can only be made with the leave of the court , and the court may only grant leave if it is satisfied , inter alia , that ‘ there is reasonable cause to believe that if the court 's inherent jurisdiction is not exercised with respect to the child he is likely to suffer significant harm : ’ see section 100(3) and ( 4 ) ( b ) . |
| 2 | In smaller businesses , job reviews may only take place when the time comes to decide on salary increases and there might be little consultation with the majority of members of staff . |
| 3 | Some parents , who as children may have been afraid of school or bored by it , may only see education as relevant if their children are finding education unthreatening . |
| 4 | By s 9(1) of the Housing Act 1988 , the court may adjourn for such period as it thinks fit , proceedings for possession of assured tenancies , and may stay , suspend , or postpone a claim for possession — but an order for possession must not in general be postponed to a date later than fourteen days from judgment , unless this would cause exceptional hardship , when up to six weeks may be allowed ( s 89(1) of the Houseing Act 1980 ) ; the maximum of 14 days is subject to important qualifications ( s 89(2) ) examples of which are those cases under the Rent Act 1977 where the court may only order possession if reasonable , possession actions by mortgagees when the period is 28 days , and by lessors for forfeiture for non-payment of rent , when any order for possession must be for not less than four weeks ( s 138(3) of the 1984 Act ) . |
| 5 | Married Mr Wilson , 53 , admitted asking newly-wed Mrs Cann if she wore underwear , making jibes about her sex life and saying women should only get jobs if they wore low-cut tops and tight skirts . |
| 6 | To hold the view that an officer must only tender advice when it is sought from him is entirely erroneous , for indeed it is his duty to tender advice when he thinks it should be given . |
| 7 | they 'll only have trainers if they 're this make and |
| 8 | Despite all the responsibilities and experience of these delegates , it is sad that they could only view research as relative to one problem , admittedly an important one , rather than to key issues of the service . |
| 9 | Urwick also poured cold water on the idea , believing that boys ' clubs , could only cure Hooligans if there were ‘ a separate club for every one or two , but not otherwise … |
| 10 | Her father was on the brink of alcoholism , a pathetic figure who could only face life if he had a bottle in his hand . |
| 11 | But the wave of publications of this kind which began in the 1850s could only gather strength as the century went on and public interest in foreign policy questions grew . |
| 12 | The system is a remarkable one and says much for our political culture : land ownership of itself conferred no right to develop ; development could only take place if a developer had obtained planning consent , and if permission was refused there was no payment of compensation . |
| 13 | In the communiqué the UN said that the unblocking of international aid to the south of Sudan was a matter of urgency but could only take place if all parties to the conflict there agreed to co-operate with the UN and other humanitarian organizations . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The east could only overthrow colonialism if it formed a separate Colonial International to fight against it ( and , by implication , the working-class form of colonialism in the Communist party ) . |
| 16 | They could only accept evolution if it were a process that gave rise to regular , predictable developments in accordance with some preordained plan that could be seen as originating in the mind of God . |
| 17 | Early in the 1630s Calvert announced his conversion to Catholicism and , though Charles I valued his services and asked him to stay at court , he decided it could only cause trouble if he did so . |
| 18 | In either event , I believe that it could only cause confusion if we were dealing with more than one previous life at a time . |
| 19 | Men could only wield power if we , the women , let them . |
| 20 | This is close to instrumental accounts of the role of the state , but Habermas argued that these economic crises would only threaten capitalism if they were unresolved . |
| 21 | Police sources said the shooting had the hallmarks of a ‘ professional execution ’ : a light handgun was used that would only ensure death if used at point-blank range . |
| 22 | My brother and I used to have a joke — we saw how hard our father worked — that we would only consider medicine if we could become specialists in venereal diseases , because we would never have to get up in the middle of the night and we would never be out of work . |
| 23 | Because its prime concern had to be the restoration of viability , then where that implied a loss of jobs , the Agency would only recommend rescue if the workforce understood and accepted the implication , would arrange for the selection of those who were to become members of the co-operative and , by exclusion , decide who would lose their jobs . |
| 24 | Narudon Detpradiyut , a senior Thai Supreme Command official , that a transfer of power to civilian rule in Myanma would only take place after a new constitution had been drafted and fresh elections held . |
| 25 | That bloody young fool will only bring Sharpe if he thinks it 'll cause trouble . |
| 26 | Registration is not a safeguard against damage and the Post Office will only pay compensation if the contents were adequately packed . |
| 27 | In my experience and er it 's backed up by research , a burglar will , will only break glass if it , if they can reach through to open a window , in much the same way that |
| 28 | Of course , the message will only make sense if it can be successfully decompressed when it reaches the user . |
| 29 | employees will only admit weaknesses if they feel that this will not be held against them . |
| 30 | It is normal practice , subject to negotiation , for contracts to be executed on the basis that completion will only take place once the relevant consents have been obtained or approvals given . |