Example sentences of "may only [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an application can only be made with the leave of the court , and the court may only grant leave if it is satisfied , inter alia , that ‘ there is reasonable cause to believe that if the court 's inherent jurisdiction is not exercised with respect to the child he is likely to suffer significant harm : ’ see section 100(3) and ( 4 ) ( b ) . |
| 2 | She 's told him trying to get her back may only make life in Pakistan more difficult for her . |
| 3 | Improved forensic science standards and public sector laboratories equally available to the defence and prosecution — this may only go part way to ensuring an equality of arms between the prosecution and defence , which is essential in an adversarial system . |
| 4 | A solicitor may only give advice and assistance to a child in relation to civil proceedings with the prior authority of the Legal Aid Area Director ( reg 14(1) ) . |
| 5 | Some requesting States may only accept evidence taken in a particular way and the Convention tries to ensure that a request for a special procedure ( for example , for verbatim transcripts or , on the other hand , for a summary of the evidence in deposition form ; or for video-taped evidence ) will not be refused merely because it is inconvenient to the requested State . |
| 6 | Users may only add development versions . |
| 7 | In contrast , Article 16 provides that a diplomatic officer or consular agent may only take evidence , without compulsion , of nationals of the State in which he exercises his functions , or of third States , if a competent authority in the requested State has given its permission , either generally or in the particular case , and subject to any conditions imposed . |
| 8 | In smaller businesses , job reviews may only take place when the time comes to decide on salary increases and there might be little consultation with the majority of members of staff . |
| 9 | You may only enter development ( unapproved ) modules into LIFESPAN . |
| 10 | Some parents , who as children may have been afraid of school or bored by it , may only see education as relevant if their children are finding education unthreatening . |
| 11 | By s 9(1) of the Housing Act 1988 , the court may adjourn for such period as it thinks fit , proceedings for possession of assured tenancies , and may stay , suspend , or postpone a claim for possession — but an order for possession must not in general be postponed to a date later than fourteen days from judgment , unless this would cause exceptional hardship , when up to six weeks may be allowed ( s 89(1) of the Houseing Act 1980 ) ; the maximum of 14 days is subject to important qualifications ( s 89(2) ) examples of which are those cases under the Rent Act 1977 where the court may only order possession if reasonable , possession actions by mortgagees when the period is 28 days , and by lessors for forfeiture for non-payment of rent , when any order for possession must be for not less than four weeks ( s 138(3) of the 1984 Act ) . |
| 12 | In some bedrooms , there may be enough space to fit a shower cubicle , but others may only have space for a bedroom basin . |
| 13 | For many situations which you will face as a manager it is safe to assume that your audience may only have time to grasp perhaps just three ideas . |
| 14 | ( c ) Adjectives which , because of their lexical meaning , may only qualify sense find themselves restricted to prenominal position . |