Example sentences of "only be [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every nutrient that is required for energy , growth , repair , health , breeding and normal species behaviour can only be obtained from a diet that is balanced ; and there are many examples of things that go wrong when even traces of certain minerals are deficient in the diet . |
| 2 | These compensatory orders can only be obtained against the contravener who , for section 6 purposes , has been carrying on the unauthorised investment business , or who , for section 61 purposes , has contravened one or other of the statutory provisions referred to in section 61(1) ( a ) . |
| 3 | Bookings can only be accepted on the payment of a non refundable non transferrable deposit of £5 per person . |
| 4 | The competition is open to readers of 'Small Gardens ' and entries will only be accepted on the entry coupon provided . |
| 5 | The same reasoning does not apply where the money is sent by a stranger , in which case it can only be accepted on the terms upon which it is sent . |
| 6 | Appeals can only be accepted outside the time limit if there are ‘ special reasons ’ for the delay and the case law on these is not particularly generous to claimants . |
| 7 | ( 3 ) Such restrictions as are accepted may only be accepted by the vendors , their associated companies or by individuals . |
| 8 | Diversity can only be increased through a body set up with the specific task of creating and sustaining new media . |
| 9 | The efficiency of government could only be increased at the expense of its popularity ; the more corrupt and less efficient the government , the more acceptable it was to creole merchants and landowners . |
| 10 | A circular aperture has an area proportional to the square of its diameter , so doubling the aperture diameter increases the image illumination by a factor of four ; to double the illumination , the diameter need only be increased by a factor of 2 . |
| 11 | This bond can only be broken by a crime , and that kind of crime brings it 's punishment . ’ |
| 12 | Central heating boilers should only be fitted to a flue that has been lined with a stainless steel flexible liner of about 150mm ( 6in ) diameter . |
| 13 | While welcoming in principle the SIB 's recent proposals for simplification of the rules , Mr Bell said : ‘ Any changes , no matter how desirable , must however be implemented sensibly in order not to increase unnecessarily the already considerable costs of the regime , which in our case can only be borne by the policy holders . ’ |
| 14 | Except for criterion ( 1 ) , the requirement of reasonableness can only be invoked outside a consumer context . |
| 15 | These principles remain important because of the narrow scope and possible inapplicability of ss.61 and 62 of the FSA , which may only be invoked in the context of investment business and on condition that a rule against insider dealing has been adopted by the SIB , an SRO , or an RPB . |
| 16 | It could only be given to a child in very mild doses because excessive use could cause ‘ retard growth and lasting disfiguration ’ . |
| 17 | Advice and assistance in making a will can only be given to a client who is over 70 , or disabled or suffering from a mental disorder ( or a parent or guardian wishing to provide for such a person ) , or a single parent wishing to appoint a testamentary guardian . |
| 18 | The European Council considers that the presidency 's draft forms the basis for the continuation of negotiations … on the understanding that final agreement by the member states will only be given to the treaty as a whole . |
| 19 | 1 Gifts or free samples should only be given to the media for sampling purposes , to draw attention to a new , changed or ongoing product , or to say " thank you " . |
| 20 | An answer can only be given in the kind of perspective which the processes of East-West reconciliation and arms control may , in any case , create : a perspective in which the strategic factors progressively diminish in importance , until the 19 Soviet divisions now stationed in the GDR have no more significance than a knight or bishop stranded on a square of a chessboard which no longer figures in the game . |
| 21 | As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest . |
| 22 | The statement that the actions we ought to do are those which promote the general happiness would be useless if it meant nothing more than that they do promote it , and that something more can only be given by an intuition . |
| 23 | In everyday language , this means that the blood loss is so tiny , it can only be detected in the baby 's faeces via a special test . |
| 24 | They can only be exerted within the body of water so the outermost molecules are drawn inwards away from the surface . |
| 25 | In the area of taxation it had been established by the time of Edward I that direct taxes could only be levied with the consent of Parliament . |
| 26 | Binary signals can only be transmitted as the equivalent to ‘ on-off ’ , ‘ yes-no ’ and ‘ 0–1 ’ , for example . |
| 27 | Nyman and Silberston , while making use of fixed percentages , also insist that the location of control can only be discovered by a case by case approach . |
| 28 | Although it may be beneficial to address this point at this stage rather than leave it to the flotation , the alternative argument is that such matters can only be decided at the time of flotation when the parties are better able to assess what is commercially necessary to achieve an optimum result . |
| 29 | I have come to the conclusion that the important points here are that ( i ) since there was no danger at this time in registering a protest , ( ii ) the final payments were made without any qualification , and ( iii ) were followed by a delay until July 31 , 1975 , before the owners put forward their claim , the correct inference to draw , taking an objective view of the facts , is that the action and inaction of the owners can only be regarded as an affirmation of the variation in June , 1973 , of the terms of the original contract by the agreement to pay the additional 10 per cent . |
| 30 | Sawtell stated that the type of socialist government that holds fictional office in the film ‘ would only be elected in an era of raised class consciousness and class struggle ’ . |