Example sentences of "may only [be] able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be that a firm may only be able to say with any certainty that it expects the rate of return on an investment project to be within a particular range , say 10 to 15 per cent . |
| 2 | This also applies to children , although the very young may only be able to take either chloroquine or prognanil . |
| 3 | Your neighbour may only be able to visit your house in the evening , and will surely need light . |
| 4 | Customs said that while in many cases a final answer can be sent within this deadline , letters requesting advice on more complex issues ‘ may need longer consideration ’ and in such cases it may only be able to send an acknowledgement within the ten days . |
| 5 | For really low conditions , you may only be able to fit quadrant curves , or slightly more elaborate variations , into both corners , leaving the centre almost flat , giving you a semi-elliptical shape . |
| 6 | Other spices that you may only be able to find in a delicatessen include juniper berries , which are used to flavour gin and are essential when cooking game casseroles ; tamarind seed , which is really a dried pulp and is used in curries ; and annatto which is a small seed used in latin American cookery . |
| 7 | For example , a Phantom may only be able to stay airborne for something like an hour and three-quarters , two hours using it 's own fuel but with a tanker there we can keep them topped virtually well , obviously until we run out of fuel and for much , much longer . |
| 8 | If you are working , then you may only be able to help at weekends . |
| 9 | We may only be able to afford to put up a certain amount of money to help fund them . |