Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we always thought that , like any other , the Opéra orchestra ought only to receive one impetus and obey one movement . |
| 2 | However , this may only represent one side of the story . |
| 3 | If you wash your hair a lot you may only need one lather-up , not two , and when you dry your hair afterwards , blot it with a towel , but do n't rub . |
| 4 | However , you may only have one General , so you will not be able to use certain characters together . |
| 5 | Lord Bingham also decided not to recommend that international banks should only have one auditor . |
| 6 | Outside of one size , we should only have one size on the net list . |
| 7 | Boards should only have one role : as independent representatives of the interests of the company 's share-holders . |
| 8 | Now , in order for Donald to be able to hear the replies as well , we must only have one person talking at a time . |
| 9 | If you 're still thinking twice , well , at worst you 'll only regret one week . |
| 10 | So they 'll only need one lot . ’ |
| 11 | However , they do grow quite quickly and one day you 'll only have one Trigger left , as the most dominant one will assert its authority . |
| 12 | Yeah but if I I 'll only get one test paper from all three of you wo n't I ? |
| 13 | I 'll only get one coffee , it 's alright . |
| 14 | Er it 's no good saying you 'll turn down the central heating and you 'll only take one holiday instead of two , that 's not really the purpose of retirement , and I think you 've got to be objective about what you 're doing with this . |
| 15 | The rat could only go one way , burrowing its way out through the living flesh . ’ |
| 16 | They said I could only stay one week , but I stayed there for two , and they did n't know . |
| 17 | failed to take full advantage of Gretna 's slip up and could only draw 3–3 Tow despite going into a 3–2 lead with three minutes left . |
| 18 | He could only whisper one word . |
| 19 | I think Dad was the kind of person who could only love one person in his life . |
| 20 | It could only mean one thing : they suspected that the sleek Strasbourgeois citizenry might be planning to outdo Warsaw , Budapest , Berlin and Prague by marching up the Avenue de la Paix to overthrow 12 governments at once . |
| 21 | That afternoon 's performance could only mean one thing . |
| 22 | This was cheap city housing , and cars like that could only mean one thing . |
| 23 | She had the knack of handling him if he got worked up about the posing , she knew how to quieten him down , and this ability to put up with his disagreeable side could only mean one thing , he reasoned . |
| 24 | It was the Prefect , and that could only mean one thing . |
| 25 | It could only mean one thing . |
| 26 | Which could only mean one thing . |
| 27 | And that could only mean one thing . |
| 28 | It had to be Travis , and that spurred her on to reckless speed , putting too much weight on her much tried ankle , until it could only do one thing — collapse under her . |
| 29 | We had to stand in the pissing down rain , with the cockney scum , and whats more I could only see one goal , and not even the goal that we scored in . |
| 30 | He could only see one man at the back of the plane , refuelling it . |