Example sentences of "[prep] it [modal v] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dicke and Peebles argued that we should still be able to see the glow of the early universe , because light from very distant parts of it would only just be reaching us now . |
| 2 | I have declined to act as external examiner to candidates whose subject or thesis title seemed to be so dubious that a successful treatment of it could only be done by a candidate of exceptional brilliance ; in such cases it is likely that the candidate has had inadequate or misguided supervision . |
| 3 | Although it is law , parts of it will only come into force when the Home Secretary issues the necessary regulations . |
| 4 | So , as the song has it , we do what comes naturally , and we ‘ naturalize ’ those whom we adopt fully into our own community — those who are born into it need only be ‘ socialized ’ . |
| 5 | Unkind souls are suggesting that once the money for the LHC has been sewn up it can only be a matter of time before CERN gets out the begging bowl for the VEC — Very Expensive Collider . |
| 6 | I wo n't explain the method unless you want me to it 'll only muddle you . |
| 7 | Its importance within the city lay not in the speed of its rise — which was hardly spectacular — nor in its violence — for it could only do what Berlin sanctioned , but rather in the social and national spirit it fostered within the community . |
| 8 | She had nothing to hide , except the dull ordinariness of her life before drama school , but for him to know about it would only bring them closer , and she recoiled from the danger that that would lead to . |