Example sentences of "[modal v] only [vb infin] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Section 16(8) of the Act says the search may only extend to the purpose for which the warrant is issued . |
| 2 | In these few words we may only point to the kaleidoscope of enthusiasm and activity by secondees that has been generated across the country in such a short space of time . |
| 3 | The vendor should only account to the purchaser for post-taxation income earned during the interim stage . |
| 4 | ‘ Aye well , miss , if I do n't see her the night on the quiet , I 'll only come to the shop the morrow , an' I 'll put it plainly to her da . ’ |
| 5 | It was successfully argued that the phrase " is or " could only relate to a customer when the soliciting is taking place . |
| 6 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 7 | Hirst ( 1981:p. 55 ) reports that informants agreed that ‘ it ’ could only refer to the wine , and not to the table . |
| 8 | The structures of the Pentateuch were good but a stable and wealthy economic society could only flourish to the extent that Israel was obedient to the whole of the law and its commandment . |
| 9 | He sought to show how the laws imposed by certain countries to attract internationally mobile inward investment could only operate to the detriment of other states . |
| 10 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
| 11 | A master printer need only say to the artist , ‘ We need more yellow ’ , to qualify for ownership rights to any reproduction of the image that has emerged under his hand . |
| 12 | They were men of such unyielding integrity ( they would only admit to a fault in order to show how it might be overcome ) that the wavering personality of a child could not rest for long against those monumental shoulders . |
| 13 | He waited in growing irritation while a woman minutely described her missing cat , and impressed on the desk-sergeant that it would only answer to the name Roger . |
| 14 | If the case had been one of estoppel , it might be said that in any event the estoppel would cease when the conditions to which the representation applied came to an end , or it also might be said that it would only come to an end on notice . |
| 15 | Capacitor C1 will only fit to the board layout if it is the type specified in the parts list . |
| 16 | The reason I make this point is that while a retired architect may be covered by the PI policy of the firm he has left , that cover will only extend to the work he was involved with while a member of that practice . |
| 17 | ‘ Bachman will only talk to the chairman of the board himself ? |
| 18 | Storing things up will only lead to a build-up of anger . |
| 19 | Breakfast will only stretch to a cup of coffee unless I get my arse in gear and go to Sainsbury 's . |
| 20 | We must be tolerant of others who do not have our gifts or drive as each of us can only perform to the extent of our own personal capacity . |
| 21 | Trade union education can only contribute to the regeneration of the movement ; first , if it is prepared to subject what now exists to sustained debate and analysis , and if its development is tied to a thorough and far-reaching commitment to more campaigning , participatory and decentralised forms of trade union organisation and action . |
| 22 | Since dogs have paws and not hands , ‘ him ’ can only refer to the vet ; and since , on configurational grounds , ‘ he ’ and ‘ him ’ can not co-refer , ‘ he ’ must refer to the dog . |
| 23 | It can only lead to the suspicion that there are dangerous men on both sides who believe violence is the only way forward . |
| 24 | But beyond this , I think the prohibition in regulation 143 against making an order ‘ forthwith ’ can only apply to an order which is to take immediate effect and that a suspended order which the Legal Aid Board has the opportunity to contest in no way contravenes the regulation . |
| 25 | In common with most other animals , including ourselves , the eyes of most snakes can only respond to the radiation which we call light . |
| 26 | This power can only belong to a person if others acknowledge him to be an expert . |
| 27 | Ultimately , this state of affairs can only work to the advantage of our trainees , who will come out at the end of their programme with an eminently marketable collection of skills . |
| 28 | ‘ On the contrary , a house of such character can only add to the development , ’ he replied . |
| 29 | Failure to clear it can only add to the guilt because it is also robbing a relationship the transparency that it lives on . |
| 30 | Using microcomputer programs to produce " real " newspapers can only add to the motivation of pupils as well as to the quality of the final product . |