Example sentences of "and [modal v] only [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the World Health Organisation suggests that all children should not use fluoride mouth rinses and should only have toothpaste portions the size of a small pea . |
| 2 | So now when our crews came back from their missions and we heard snatches of their conversations about long lines of refugees , about cities being devastated , and miles and miles of fires , I remembered Kings Cross and could only feel pity for what these civilians were now enduring ; French , Dutch , German or whatever . |
| 3 | Her mother never tired of speaking of her own father , Don Humberto , who had been a gentleman adventurer and a favourite at the court of King John , but she had never met Dom João and could only assure Sara that if he was at all like his grandfather or his Uncle Pedro ( the one who had died at sea ) he would be a man of great charm , intelligence and wit . |
| 4 | It is financed by the film industry , and will only grant certificates to movies which it considers are within the limits of public acceptability . |
| 5 | Captain America 's main man EUGENE KELLY got in touch to tell us the latest development , namely the withdrawing of the sleeve , and added : ‘ I have for a long time been a devoted customer of C&A and will only wear socks and pants with the C&A label . |
| 6 | It can have no practical effect and will only divert attention from where it should be pressed by those who feel strongly about it . |
| 7 | Others certainly did : Metternich remarked , ‘ in the great Confederation , there is arising a smaller union , a status in statu in the full sense of the term , which will only too soon accustom itself to achieve its own ends by its own machinery … and will only pay attention to the objects and machinery of the Confederation insofar as they are compatible with the former ’ . |
| 8 | Moreover , with its restrictions on night work and part-time work and its minimum wage policy , it is a throwback to the damaging socialist policies of the 1970s , and will only cause unemployment . |
| 9 | They say it 'll do little to bring long-term trade to the city , and will only encourge tour operators to use Oxford as a picturesque bus-stop . |
| 10 | This invaluable experience and can only stand people in good stead for when they return to the UK . ’ |
| 11 | In Germany , both the Minister for Internal Affairs and the Ministers of Culture in the Lander can take independent decisions , while the Russian part of the commission is a consultative body and can only make recommendations which are subsequently ratified at State level . |
| 12 | The house is small and can only take max 25 people at one time . |
| 13 | In an intensely competitive world it is the " master-buyer " who has the power ; the " servant-seller " is weak and can only gain strength by providing a service superior to that of his competitors . |