Example sentences of "they [modal v] only [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be parents or they may only have letters after their name , but what they have in common is this : they know that intellectual perfection and the criteria for measuring it are chimeras . |
| 2 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 3 | However , the arguments which underlie the concept of justiciability can also be used to support the idea that in reviewing government decisions over which the courts are prepared to exercise control , they should only award remedies to aggrieved parties in cases where it can be said that the respondent has gone wrong in some fairly extreme way . |
| 4 | A senior member of the Donegal executive of the Irish Farmers Association told farmers that they should only buy diesel from a legitimate source . |
| 5 | they 'll only have trainers if they 're this make and |
| 6 | They 'll only phone Mum and Dad and get them to come and take me back . |
| 7 | They could only speak Greek to the Romans , and it was for the Romans to decide whether they wanted an interpreter . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 10 | They could only see Blefuscu 's warships coming closer , as I was swimming and my head was occasionally under the water . |
| 11 | Previously they could only buy shares in Brazilian companies through Brazilian-administrated funds . |
| 12 | They 'd only get holes in them . |
| 13 | Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price . |
| 14 | And two thirds said they would only have sex in a long-term relationship . |
| 15 | He hung onto me and started crying , so they said they would only take Antonio to make a statement . |
| 16 | In July , when Nationalists protested at the failure of the corporation to appoint Nationalists to committee chairs , the mayor pointed out that fifteen or sixteen years ago the Nationalists had said that they would refuse to take such chairs and that they would only take part in corporation affairs in order to disrupt them . |
| 17 | And as we have seen , predicted changes in aggregate demand will have no effect on real output , or real economic activity — they will only affect prices . |
| 18 | It may well be the case , however , that to some degree fear of political change does inhibit civil servants , so that in order to ensure continuity they will only promote policies which they judge both major parties will accept . |
| 19 | However , they will only eat earthworms , which is fine ″ the summer , but I would be much happier if they would take a little trout , prawns and beefheart . |
| 20 | Experience suggests that they will only pay wages comparable with those in industry when circumstances force them to do so . |
| 21 | The N.E.B.E. have decided that they will ONLY accept applications if the Students have achieved a pass mark of 60% in the End of Module Tests.This is felt to be in the best interests of both Students and Tutors since they do form 25% of the final Written Examination Marks . |
| 22 | They will only get help if they can not easily realise savings of the person who died to pay for the bill , or if paying for the bill brought their own family savings below £500 . |
| 23 | Caterpillars have eyes on the sides of their body but they can only tell dark from light . |
| 24 | They can only eat soup . ’ |
| 25 | All the best rock bands come out of art colleges , etc … and it 's still the case they find they can only reproduce music from Beethoven , Mozart , etc . |
| 26 | They can only suggest concepts and invite you to use them . |
| 27 | What chance have they got of getting them all right when they can only inspect houses from the road outside ? ’ |
| 28 | The contents of this chapter can not describe the tax position on each transfer ; they can only draw attention to the possible heads of charge and reliefs available in respect of each of them . |
| 29 | Parents often complain that they can only get help or support when they have identified themselves as having a specific problem , and it is not unusual for some families to have several different workers trying to offer support and advice on specific problems which , in reality , are part of a whole situation . |
| 30 | Some have developed leukaemia , others feel so tired that they can only attend school for three hours a day . |