Example sentences of "it [modal v] only [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be careful : if you were asked by the council to comment on the original application , it may only inform you of these new drawings if you specifically ask . |
| 2 | Santa Monica , California-based Retix Inc warns that it expects net profit and turnover to be below analysts ' estimates for its first quarter ending April 3 : it expects operating results to be hurt by delays in releasing product enhancements for its RouterXchange 7000 series of routers to volume production , including support for IBM 's Token Ring network environment ; sales may be down up to 15% , and it may only break even or even worse . |
| 3 | As Donald Rees from the South West Water Authority told the Lords : ‘ It is all very well lining a sewer at half the price that it would cost to build a new one , but in fact it may only last a quarter of a normal funding life and may therefore be uneconomic . ’ |
| 4 | Be careful , señorita , to catch that love when it comes , because it may only come to you once . ’ |
| 5 | If the Hot Pot has only one crewman left it may only fire every other turn . |
| 6 | If a teenager has been feeling acutely depressed for some time , then it may only take a trigger such as exams , to tip her over the edge ( suicide is the third most common cause of death among the under 25s , and the peak months are April to July ) . |
| 7 | A kestrel is even smaller than a barn owl — it may only weigh six to seven ounces , and could easily lose a quarter of an ounce overnight in cold weather because of the energy it uses up trying to maintain its body heat . |
| 8 | It may only have been the milestone of hitting thirty , but I could n't help feeling that it was proof that life was passing me by . |
| 9 | Though the group believes Britain should join , it warns that it should only do so at an exchange rate of around DM2.40 to the pound — involving a 15 per cent devaluation from the current DM2.79 . |
| 10 | Though the group believes Britain should join , it warns that it should only do so at an exchange rate of around DM2.40 to the pound — involving a 15 per cent devaluation from the current DM2.79 . |
| 11 | If the investor chooses to make the report available to the vendor , then it should only do so after agreeing whether any of the contents should operate as disclosures . |
| 12 | It should only do so if satisfied that the child has suffered , or is likely to suffer , significant harm leading to the need for a child protection plan . |
| 13 | It should only aim to record that which is necessary for accurate reporting of a pupil 's progress according to the agreed reporting format of the school as a whole . |
| 14 | I think it should only take a few minutes to have you begging me to make love to you … ’ |
| 15 | So I mean it 's seventy miles so it should only take us another hour . |
| 16 | To agree with the results it should only allow a fraction unc a of its energy to get through . |
| 17 | Jorg Sambetn , a Givaudan engineer who investigated the accident after it happened , says it should only have taken 15 minutes , and can not understand why the workers omitted it . |
| 18 | It should only include items which increase tension as in Romeo and Juliet or give rise to more fun and happiness as in La Fille Mal Gardée , or enhance the general mood as in A Month in the Country where there is romance in the air and also a general feeling of frustration . |
| 19 | It might only save seconds , but seconds can make the difference between missing a train and getting to work . |
| 20 | It might only postpone the day , but even one day is breathing space , and I fancy he 's sharp enough to make up a plausible story , once he knows the odds , or to persuade this witness to a different tale . |
| 21 | It might only have been the light reflected from his costume , yet once again he seemed embarrassed by her presence . |
| 22 | It 's an old bell and it might only have one good noise left in it . |
| 23 | but when it 's dead , it might only have six on it , six volts . |
| 24 | It might only drive both of us up the poll ! |
| 25 | Morrells Brewery says it 's planning to offer managers at its pubs extra cash to cover the tax which is due to be introduced in just over a fortnight 's time , but the Oxford-based firm says it 'll only pay the equivalent of the initial government estimates for the charge , which in most cases falls well below the actual figure . |
| 26 | Too many early messages of ‘ Do n't get excited , it 'll only end in tears ’ have become etched in the mind . |
| 27 | It 'll only attract people who 'll do little to help the economic life of the city and just make it horrendous for those who live here . |
| 28 | It 'll only mean trouble . |
| 29 | It 'll only hurt your throat worse . |
| 30 | You know I 've got a straight navy coat that I 've hardly ever wore , I 've discovered that it 'll only cost eleven pounds fifty to have it shortened at Sketchley 's , and it 's all done . |