Example sentences of "[pron] can only [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only suppose the fans ignore you because they are too engrossed in my thought-provoking programme notes . |
| 2 | ‘ I can only express the hope that you 've not endangered your niece 's life by such behaviour . ’ |
| 3 | I think really I can only repeat the County Council 's position here chairman that we we do have sympathy with er the District Council 's position and the particular problems that the District Council have to face . |
| 4 | ‘ If you 're the best lay the platoon has to offer , I can only hope the Germans win this bloody war . ’ |
| 5 | I can only hope the experience encourages America to apply better judgment in its selection of ‘ allies ’ . |
| 6 | I can only feel the whole , |
| 7 | I can only emphasise the point that Her Royal Highness has already made on the requirements for us to have a much larger membership to allow us to speak with strong voice in the many debates we find ourselves involved on behalf of our sport whether it be windsurfers , dinghies , offshore sailing craft , motor cruisers , powerboat racing , anything that virtually goes on the water we look after . |
| 8 | As Governor here , I can only surrender the town . ’ |
| 9 | At the moment I can only take the family thing so far : I can talk about certain things , but then everything becomes a blank because I still feel too close to it all . |
| 10 | ‘ If you ever find enough human emotion to fall in love then I can only pity the victim from the bottom of my heart , ’ she said savagely , lashing out in her pain like a wounded animal . |
| 11 | In a similar vein , I can only praise the service offered by Doug Chandler and his merry men at Chandler Guitars in Kew . |
| 12 | ‘ I can only play the way I feel , ’ Arty said . |
| 13 | ‘ I can only remember the Maid 's Hook , ’ said Bessie , ‘ because it stands all on its own in the heavens and has such a definite shape . ’ |
| 14 | The damn window 's wide open across there and I can only see the gramophone . |
| 15 | The report makes recommendations on four areas which can only enhance the ability of schools and teachers to meet the needs of disruptive pupils . |
| 16 | It is this popularity which has prompted the management to look at the possibility of introducing these fit bodies to the joys of tennis , by offering complimentary tennis tuition , a worthy initiative and one which can only enhance the game in the club and its surrounding area . |
| 17 | Two days later the Communists saw the new grouping as an " essentially disruptive organisation which can only hinder the development of unity between existing political parties and organisations against the Chamberlain Government " . |
| 18 | Although , the redundancies are n't a direct result of the recession , they add to the figures which can only shake the confidence of industry as a whole . |
| 19 | He urged the millions of protestors to exercise restraint and respond rationally to a war which can only benefit the enemies of Islam . |
| 20 | Experience shows that insufficient involvement can soon lead to frustration and dissatisfaction which can only damage the firm ; and that applies as much to assistant solicitors and salaried partners as to equity partners . |
| 21 | In the name of tidiness and uniformity , the Criminal Law Revision Committee is proposing to introduce defences which can only undermine the protection which the law gives to under-age girls . |
| 22 | Make it clear , too , that she can only have the toy if she gives one of hers in exchange . |
| 23 | You can only alter the state as follows , from : |
| 24 | ‘ You can only dictate the game if you 're getting quality ball but at stages we were relying on scraps . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You can only dictate the game if you 're getting quality ball but at stages we were relying on scraps . ’ |
| 26 | These pages are similar to those of option 2.1.2 — Update DC , except that you can only view the information using this option . |
| 27 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you can only view the details of your relations ( ascendants and descendants ) ; if you have LIFESPAN Manager privilege you can view any user 's family . |
| 28 | There is no choice about the way through ; if you enter you can only earn the right to emerge by submitting yourself to a series of confrontations with the work . |
| 29 | Earlier in the same discussion Sockett ( 1980 ) argues that you can only hold the teacher accountable ‘ for what is within his control ’ . |
| 30 | Good idea wo n't be a bad idea mm , what I thought was the tough steak has turned out to be the , the one that 's not I cut the steaks about a bit , one was a bit fattier than the other the one that I had I thought would be dead tough , is tender it 's int it ? they look more like a sirloin steak to me than a rump , even though it went under the name of rump it looked like you can only tell the shape of it ca n't , oh God |