Example sentences of "[vb mod] only [verb] for the " in BNC.
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1 | We work on the principle that you should only pay for the services you need . |
2 | But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle : he could only hope for the best . |
3 | But Miss could only work for the doctors . |
4 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |
5 | And in that I can only speak for the Harrogate District erm but the situation may well apply to other districts . |
6 | very vigorously explained his view that er you you can only inset for the purposes of E Ten . |
7 | I can only race for the title when I 'm happy with the whole team around me . |
8 | One can only feel for the Jesuits : when their Order was dissolved in 1777 , they had only enjoyed the finished church for two years . |
9 | Technocratic versions of radical elite theory see emergent ‘ welfare — industrial , complexes as progressively developing in fields such as health care in the USA ( Kleinberg , 1973 ) , a pattern which new-right governments ’ ‘ privatization ’ efforts can only strengthen for the future ( Ascher , 1986 ) . |
10 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |
11 | She 's worried any of them could be killed … and for now she can only wait for the missing cat to return |