Example sentences of "[vb mod] only [verb] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a notion that philosophy ought only to deal with matters which are absolutely universal . |
| 2 | Corporate members may only participate in elections of that branch to which they are attached . |
| 3 | It has been suggested that ‘ incipient ’ is an unfamiliar word , that associating the stall with a spin might get the student worried , and that to simplify things we should only talk about stalls and spins . |
| 4 | Its Brighton-based insurance broker says customers should only deal with agents which are . |
| 5 | If price is thought to be a significant factor in the product 's success , then the manufacturer should only deal with distributors who are willing to agree a mark-up and selling price with the manufacturer . |
| 6 | There is a reference , firstly , to ‘ other forms of homosexual behaviour ’ , and secondly , to the fact that the proposed process of decriminalisation should only apply to adults . |
| 7 | Too many early messages of ‘ Do n't get excited , it 'll only end in tears ’ have become etched in the mind . |
| 8 | It will be noted that section 37(3) refers to ‘ assets located within that jurisdiction ’ , a reference which reflects , but does not directly confirm , the understanding of the position which prevailed in 1981 , that an injunction could only attach to assets within England and Wales . |
| 9 | After that they had decided to get across the other side and ‘ maybe give the girls a fright ’ , an entirely mad idea that could only end in tears , and all the better for it . |
| 10 | Well we we often had people coming and asking to use our telephone , because either the telephones were erm all out of order , or you could only dial for emergencies . |
| 11 | If the animal has a sufficient sensory range , it need only move towards areas that its sense organs reveal to offer better conditions . |
| 12 | Consequently , some experimental predestinarians would only associate with sub-groups of the elect within the established church , while others like William Bradshaw would have preferred to have limited communicant membership of the visible , national church solely to the elect . |
| 13 | That means we support a top tax rate of 50 per cent , but not higher — and it would only bite on incomes above £50,000 , not the £40,000 where Labour 's 59 per cent begins . ’ |
| 14 | It went on to warn against any general attack on fiscal incentives ( or , as ICAS says the report negatively and unhelpfully refers to them , ‘ fiscal degradation ’ ) : there is no level playing field in the EC and so less successful economies have to offer incentives to compete , ICAS said , and any attempt to eliminate them would only lead to governments using non-tax ones which will be harder for others to identify . |
| 15 | It would only respond to matters referred to it . |
| 16 | At first Shamdev cowered from people and would only play with dogs . |
| 17 | Such scenes of domestic bliss would only turn to torments and she forced him to be a spectre at the back of her mind . |
| 18 | Obviously this would only apply to programmes which would be used by many language learners . |
| 19 | The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time . |
| 20 | What with some villains that will only go to houses with something like that , because they think , they see that you 've got something worth having . |
| 21 | It said that further technical measures of this kind will only lead to increases in carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 22 | Thick weathering mantles will only form in regions of minimal local relief where rates of erosion have been low for a prolonged period . |
| 23 | The ideal end state is reached when the student can accurately assess her own performance , but this will only occur after periods of meeting externally set requirements . |
| 24 | The San Jose , California-based outfit Axil is taking a leaf out of Compaq Computer Corp 's book and will only sell through resellers under the direction of sales and marketing vice president Dan Shaver who recently left a job with Sun as director of its channels strategy . |
| 25 | In the last five years since he set up his consultancy from his Bayswater home with a £20,000 overdraft and a stack of letterhead stationery , he has insisted that he will only work for causes in which he believes , and these causes are , by and large , left-wing . |
| 26 | All other entities , that is , partnerships , companies or corporation can only vote via representatives authorised to vote on their behalf by a proxy form . |
| 27 | Without the system electronically stored data/information can only consist of proto-records . |
| 28 | But if we only know the bell according to those systems we call logic or science , then we can only talk about bells . |
| 29 | I can see his point in a way ; he likes a full social life … and he does n't want to sit at home with a wife who is depressed and can only talk about babies . ’ |
| 30 | While you can only rely on issues raised in the statements that you exchange , and you must not mislead the court or the other side , you are not under an obligation to give your opponent notice of any weak points in your case . |