Example sentences of "they can [adv] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way of putting the record straight about school meals is to invite parents of new children for a free meal with their child so that they can not only taste the food but see the way in which it is presented and the way in which the children are supervised . |
| 2 | They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend . |
| 3 | The central point is that by controlling the moving pictures of dissent , governments believe that they can not only minimize the dissent itself but also completely remove the major source of criticism . |
| 4 | If at the time the issue arises the patient still has capacity to decide , they can not only explore the scope of his decision with the patient , but can seek to persuade him to alter that decision . |
| 5 | Caterpillars have limited eyesight — they can really only distinguish light and dark . |