Example sentences of "[modal v] only be [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you buy a ‘ Rolex ’ watch for £50 , you know it 's unlikely to be genuine , but what you would n't know is that it may only be worth £5 . |
| 2 | Some visits may only be for convenience shopping and some for comparison . |
| 3 | However this should only be in proportion to the individual plant 's capacity to produce new wood , and you may have to compromise and resort to some lateral side-shoots like a climber . |
| 4 | The committee became so unnerved at the thought that the club premises might be under threat that when I said I knew how to deal with these bounders , but it could only be as chairman , they swallowed it hook , line and sinker . |
| 5 | If the Ketterings had wanted another family to stand in for them , it could only be for recognition by someone they wished to avoid or who might be a danger to them . |
| 6 | I could only be of help . ’ |
| 7 | I consider that it could only be of assistance to them if they had that foundation with which to commence their overview of the requirements of the case and the discharge of their statutory duty under the Children Act 1989 . |
| 8 | And he still filled it , but now it could only be with regret for the enormity of her mistakes . |
| 9 | If it were to be stopped at all , then it could only be by means that fell entirely outside the constitution . |
| 10 | Only gradually did it dawn on those responsible that vigorous and determined nationalist organizations had grown up in the shadow of the Japanese , that these movements had flourished exceedingly in the vacuum left by the collapse of Japanese power , and that if the colonial regimes were to be reconstituted it could only be by force . |
| 11 | It could only be from Mrs Browning . |
| 12 | Birthing is woman 's work and thoo 'd only be in t'road . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Obviously this would only be of benefit if there were capital gains against which the loss can be set off in the current or future years . |
| 15 | And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector . |
| 16 | Both Canada and Argentina admit that it would only be by default that they would take on the task of staging the tournament . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm going to bed , Emily , ’ he said , his voice slurred , ‘ I do n't think I 'll bother to go to my office tomorrow , it would only be in order to wind matters up in any case . ’ |
| 18 | On top of this it is known that any one mould would only be in use between seven and fifteen years . |
| 19 | A spokeswoman for the Department of Transport said that diversions would only be in use at the weekend . |
| 20 | It should be made clear both that ( A + B ) does not need to add up to 100 — it is an unfortunate chance that the 80/20 or 90/10 ‘ rules ’ are so well known — and that access frequency loading will only be of benefit when A is less than B. If A were greater than B , meaning that the less active records were loaded first , file access times would be poorer than those of randomly loaded files ! |
| 21 | Naturally I welcome the fact that the reforms are revealing the extent of NHS underfunding , but this will only be of benefit if you acknowledge what is happening and do something about it . |
| 22 | The only potential drawback is that unlike a training course , this program will only be of use if the user has the discipline to use it on a regular basis . |
| 23 | Possible Lower Palaeozoic sources will only be of interest where they have escaped premature maturation brought on by burial under thick Devonian cover , a factor very difficult to assess ahead of analytical work in areas where the Devonian has itself suffered erosion . |
| 24 | ‘ He thinks the blacklist will only be for Liverpool , but he says he wo n't go until after Christmas . ’ |
| 25 | Producing these on conventional printers is a very laborious process and the results will only be in black and white . |
| 26 | Children will only be in children 's wards and parents will be able to stay with a child throughout treatment . |
| 27 | Most importantly , though , we have increased our knowledge and spread it more widely and this can only be of benefit for the future . |
| 28 | Both Astrid and Thomas agree that the collaborative nature of the joint venture can only be of benefit to all the participants . |
| 29 | Joan has worked very hard and conscientiously during her term of office but she feels that a fresh look at the job through a new treasurer in 1987 can only be of benefit to the Society . |
| 30 | As well as involving our audiences more , it may also help to attract new members which can only be of benefit to the Society let's hope it will be a regular event . |