Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This stands for Cooperative Awards in Science and Engineering and erm under this scheme , a company erm can have a problem tackled by a research student working in a university and erm a supervisor , and indeed in this case , the input , the financial input , by the company may be quite small , may only amount to a few hundred pounds . |
| 2 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 3 | Again , the benefits of being landlord , so far as they can enure to an owner who has parted with the property , would only continue for a former landlord who had continuing liability . |
| 4 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 5 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 6 | Do n't get me wrong — sheep are profitable , very profitable , but if it 's cheeses you rear them for then one man can only deal with a few . |