Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and [pers pn] can only " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defended sites in Britain have to be studied in detail against this development and I can only hope that this short contribution may help to inspire more thought and action along these lines of research . |
| 2 | Wilko said : ‘ David has been in tremendous form in the early games and we can only hope the trouble clears up by Saturday . ’ |
| 3 | Anyone who considers such trivial questions as humour or literary merit is clearly living in a previous century and I can only refer them to the motto of the Punch accountancy department , which is : ‘ If they can read , we do n't want 'em . ’ |
| 4 | But when we exercise we need more oxygen and we can only get that by pumping more blood around our body . |
| 5 | ‘ Barney , it 's a wretched , miserable business and I can only guess what it 's doing to you . |