Example sentences of "it [modal v] only [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should only include items which increase tension as in Romeo and Juliet or give rise to more fun and happiness as in La Fille Mal Gardée , or enhance the general mood as in A Month in the Country where there is romance in the air and also a general feeling of frustration . |
| 2 | It might only save seconds , but seconds can make the difference between missing a train and getting to work . |
| 3 | It 'll only attract people who 'll do little to help the economic life of the city and just make it horrendous for those who live here . |
| 4 | It 'll only mean trouble . |
| 5 | It 'll only make things that much harder for you . |
| 6 | It 'll only cause problems . ’ |
| 7 | It could only make recommendations that did not challenge the basic structure of the system . |
| 8 | It could only mean trouble . |
| 9 | In May , 1992 , the regional health authority informed Riverside Health Authority ( the district health authority ) that the unit 's transfer was being reconsidered and it could only commit capital to the unit if the case load was increased and if the unit could withstand a reduction of charitable funding . |
| 10 | In either event , I believe that it could only cause confusion if we were dealing with more than one previous life at a time . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Yet the value of such a ‘ special circumstances ’ doctrine is limited , since it would only cover insider dealing in face-to-face transactions and so provide no remedies to those dealing though impersonal stock exchange markets . |
| 13 | Once the Government had approved the NVQ it would only offer NVQ training assistance . |
| 14 | The sessions largely consisted of assurances from DEC of its continued commitment to the OSF/1 operating system on the MIPS line , in the face of surprisingly strong customer reaction to the news of DEC 's recent pronouncements that it would only offer OSF/1 for Alpha ( UX No 386 ) . |
| 15 | I thought she 'd be shocked but she was n't , although she said she thought I should try to forget him because it would only mean unhappiness for me . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't want to go into it , Ken , it would only complicate matters . |
| 17 | The sums involved made it difficult to prevent the inflows from boosting the money supply by selling bonds , and in any case , if this were attempted it would only prevent interest rates from falling and keep the currency attractive to those anxious to get out of dollars . |
| 18 | Okay , A gives up two units of reproductive success , a food item to B. This benefits B by three units of reproductive success , whereas it would only benefit A by only two units of reproductive success . |
| 19 | It would only make matters worse , she said . |
| 20 | She knew that it was no use offering to make it : it would only make Bella angry . |
| 21 | It would only make Luke think that she was distrusting him again . |
| 22 | After I 'd thrown the bag in , I read the instructions and the small print said it would only remove nitrates down to 20ppm . |
| 23 | You would have put £10,000 towards a good cause — but it would only have cost you £6,000 , because you would have saved the rest in tax . |
| 24 | However , the Israeli government maintained that it would only release Shia " prisoners " held in Israel or in its self-declared " security zone " in southern Lebanon in return for seven Israeli servicemen listed as missing in action ( MIA ) in Lebanon . |
| 25 | The sack should be in certain Karrimor agents ' shops by now , priced £350 , but at present it will only fit people of average size or bigger — those who take , say , size 42–47 boots . |
| 26 | But it will only bite humans as a means of self-defence . |
| 27 | It will only involve representatives from the Police and British Gas South Western . |
| 28 | On the afternoon of 26 August we will be holding the promised follow-up to our Emergency Services open day ; it will only involve representatives from the Police and British Gas South Western and I will be pleased if you or other senior colleagues can take part . |
| 29 | It will only involve representatives from the Police and British Gas South Western . |
| 30 | The main fault I can find with the vehicle is the cab noise at speeds over 40 mph , ( it will only do 60mph ) I know the Land Rover was never meant for motorways but we plan on taking it on our holiday , is it normal for gearboxes to sound like they are going to fly out of the window or do I have a fault ? |