Example sentences of "[vb mod] only [be] [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Bury St Edmunds the franchise was vested in the thirty-seven members of the corporation , but the complexion of the electorate could only be altered when a vacancy occurred naturally in their ranks . |
| 2 | The industry was protected until the early 1970s by the rule that foreign machines ( including IBM machines produced in Japan ) could only be purchased if a suitable Japanese model was not available . |
| 3 | In addition GDR citizenship would only be lost if a citizen renounced it . |
| 4 | Fault scarps will only be formed where a fault breaks the surface ; they can either die out laterally or merge into a monocline ( Fig. 3.33(A) ) . |
| 5 | If a third party has harmed the child , therefore , the statutory criteria will only be met if a reasonable parent would have acted to prevent the harm or was unable to do so because of his lack of control over the child . |
| 6 | It can only be activated when a false statement actually damages a reputation . |
| 7 | The Product can only be registered if a known Product package and Package version have been entered using option 5.1.2 — Update Product . |
| 8 | A licence can only be refused when a ground of refusal under 5.17 of the Act is present . |
| 9 | It may be that a product or process is protected by a patent and can only be produced if a firm purchases the patent right or enters a licensing agreement . |