Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] only a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hall should have only a minimum of furniture in it , and nothing too near to the bottom of the stairs which could increase her injuries if she fell . |
| 2 | I should ask only a smile in return … ’ |
| 3 | Each class is given a credit rating ( normally one credit per class , but some half-classes like Quantitative Methods or Computing , which are obligatory in the Business School , may carry only a half credit ) . |
| 4 | Accordingly , the difference between the groups on the generalization test might reflect only a difference in the amount of associative strength acquired in the aversive conditioning phase . |
| 5 | In the South Midlands and a few other areas where farm labourers could earn only a pittance crafts that employed mothers and daughters provided welcome extra income . |
| 6 | When he thought back over it , as he lay on the bunk and water drips splattered every eleven seconds between his ankles , he could remember only a film of excitement that had wrapped him . |
| 7 | Apart from the difficult steering in a heavy following sea our suspect could maintain only a speed of about five knots . |
| 8 | Brearley did his best , but four were still needed off the last ball and he could manage only a single . |
| 9 | Elisabeth , whose knowledge and love of Møn were demonstrable , could afford only a week 's visit annually . |
| 10 | Five years ago , he said , Ash could list only a handful of companies with smoking restrictions . |
| 11 | The RHA could foresee only a worsening of the position on mental health . |
| 12 | You know , particularly , you know the female may have only a state pension you know the part state pension nothing else coming in , and a lot of these accounts are still net , not gross , so the revenue have got money to give away , and they 're quite happy to do that providi providing that people tap them on the shoulder . |
| 13 | From this month on , junkies need make only a telephone call to exchange their used , possibly-AIDS bearing , needles for new clean ones , delivered free of charge . |
| 14 | They are class-blind , in that the programme may reach only a minority , and separates this elite from the bulk of girls who are defined as failures and frequently pushed into opposition to the school 's programme . |
| 15 | Schemes for the unemployed , such as community work , might be helpful for those involved but would cover only a fraction of the three million people out of work , he said . |
| 16 | ‘ Shush , Mamma , ’ Rosa had said , and then Sabina had come in again with the bird — it would make only a bite to eat . |
| 17 | It would need only a charge of the cavalry , or a shot fired over their heads , to set them off . |
| 18 | Rupert Rosser , a villager and member of the GVPG , thinks a bypass would divert only a fraction of the traffic . |
| 19 | The other EDC members would allocate only a proportion of their armed forces to the European army . |
| 20 | ‘ Although the applicants would employ only a fraction of the present dock labour force , the proposal would provide an active economic use at an early date following the closure of the yard . |
| 21 | The Chancellor said that together with changes in tobacco and alcohol duty , the changes would produce only a quarter of a percentage point increase in inflation compared with indexation . |
| 22 | The minister would retain only a right of intervention if hospitals or health authorities ‘ abused ’ their freedom to develop pay-beds at will . |
| 23 | Any cuts would be on top of production line redundancies and would come only a year after GM finished cutbacks which slashed its white-collar staff by 40,000 to 140,000 worldwide . |
| 24 | It was always assumed that Urban Programme funding would represent only a proportion of total expenditure in the Partnerships — most would come through a diversion of mainstream budgets to the benefit of the older urban cores . |
| 25 | Because of the heavy outlays which will be required to develop the field , profits eventually flowing to the companies would represent only a fraction of the value of the oil , particularly after various taxes have been applied . |
| 26 | You will need only a smear of oil for the face ; if you drench the skin , oil is liable to seep into your partners eyes . |
| 27 | In most cases the answer will include only a fraction of the total . |
| 28 | ( In fact we will use only a dichotomy of age by crudely grouping people above and below 45 , but we shall ignore that complication for the time being . ) |
| 29 | Below is a list of equipment which is available for use in Home Corner areas , though quite obviously any one Home Corner will contain only a selection of the items mentioned . |
| 30 | The new information will indicate that the project will succeed or fail but the information itself will have only a probability of being correct . |