Example sentences of "only be [vb pp] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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) ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In addition GDR citizenship would only be lost if a citizen renounced it . |
| 4 | A licence can only be refused when a ground of refusal under 5.17 of the Act is present . |
| 5 | 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 . |