Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] they [vb mod] only [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An independent charity , the association say they can only hope to continue this level of help to sporting organisations with the public 's support . |
| 2 | It went on to warn against any general attack on fiscal incentives ( or , as ICAS says the report negatively and unhelpfully refers to them , ‘ fiscal degradation ’ ) : there is no level playing field in the EC and so less successful economies have to offer incentives to compete , ICAS said , and any attempt to eliminate them would only lead to governments using non-tax ones which will be harder for others to identify . |
| 3 | Schools will need mechanisms for doing this ; and the level of professional understanding of the issues and the imperatives underlying them can only improve thereby . |
| 4 | But the ruling says they can only pay the bare minimum . |
| 5 | One of the high-heid yins wanted to have 20 gondolas , but another councillor said they should only get a male and a female and breed them . ’ |
| 6 | The police say they can only do their job if that information 's kept secret . |
| 7 | Border police say they can only stand by helplessly as Poles , returning home with their stolen Mercedes and BMWs , suddenly accelerate past them . |
| 8 | Such women decided they could only begin to tackle their problems through their own women 's networks . |
| 9 | Her family says they can only hope that Katharine 's tragedy will help bring a change in the law , so at least other victims will benefit from her experience . |