Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] can only [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An independent charity , the association say they can only hope to continue this level of help to sporting organisations with the public 's support . |
| 2 | Omitting the scanning side means you can only fax things you can produce on a PC 's screen — you could n't easily add your signature to a letter , for instance . |
| 3 | Schools will need mechanisms for doing this ; and the level of professional understanding of the issues and the imperatives underlying them can only improve thereby . |
| 4 | Space limitations mean one can only select a little from what was a varied and highly successful programme , so I will concentrate on two areas . |
| 5 | Cypress says it can only speculate that Sun will become a customer for HyperSparc , though Cypress chief , TJ Rogers , has been sending messages via the press to the effect that if Sun does n't buy HyperSparc , then he 's going to turn around and do the Alpha RISC for DEC ( UX No 384 ) . |
| 6 | Katie regrets she can only reply through this page . |
| 7 | Katie regrets she can only reply through this page . |
| 8 | If it 's written in BASIC , yes , but if it 's in machine code you can only PEEK individual addresses . |
| 9 | On the other hand , on a computer screen you can only see a small amount of information at any given time , whereas with index cards you can lay them out across a table or on the floor for an overview . |
| 10 | Are you going to , when you do your care packages say we can only award so much , we 'll have to reduce it , arbitrarily ? |
| 11 | Failure to clear it can only add to the guilt because it is also robbing a relationship the transparency that it lives on . |
| 12 | Mr Cleave says he can only assume it 's a grudge attack : |
| 13 | The cynics say you can only die once and either heart disease or cancer are likely to get you in the end . |
| 14 | Many people think you can only do what the punchcard tells you to do but , being me , I always try to get as much as I can from them — even with a lace card I 'll try knitting it in different ways . |
| 15 | But the ruling says they can only pay the bare minimum . |
| 16 | The police say they can only do their job if that information 's kept secret . |
| 17 | Border police say they can only stand by helplessly as Poles , returning home with their stolen Mercedes and BMWs , suddenly accelerate past them . |
| 18 | Setting unrealistic standards means we can only fail , nothing we do is ever enough or exactly right . |
| 19 | Charlotte says she can only bear to recount it for the sake of others who may feel they 're totally alone in their plight . |
| 20 | Her family says they can only hope that Katharine 's tragedy will help bring a change in the law , so at least other victims will benefit from her experience . |