Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] can only [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Strictly we can only measure abilities but much psychometric testing aims to infer capacities from the measured abilities , e.g. intelligence tests .
2 Similarly we can only make inferences about the nature of learning from observing these changes .
3 But eventually the truth will emerge in areas where now we can only make guesses .
4 Now we can only get Lux made locally out of God only knows what . ’
5 Here we can only paint answers with a broad brush , but a coherent picture is beginning to emerge .
6 If it is to be a fish-only tank , then you can only stock 6″ of fish slowly during the first six months .
7 We can express the above information as In fact MV must equal PT since both measure the same set of economic transactions in two different ways : indeed we can only observe P , T , and M , so V can not be calculated independently of the rest of the variables in the equation , as can be seen in our example .
8 Although it is early days yet , should we be that club , then it can only spell disaster .
9 Ms Botwin has found that a good clue to spotting a fear of intimacy is when someone can only have sex with people they do n't care about , but can confide and be intimate with people of the opposite sex who are seen as just good friends .
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