Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [modal v] only [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In that case I can only express my gratitude . |
| 2 | Nick dances his very own furious fandango in a suit from Hell 's own tailors , and if a steaming set littered with ‘ Jack The Ripper ’ , ‘ The Good Son ’ and ‘ The Mercy Seat ’ is n't your cup of tea I can only offer my sincerest condolences . |
| 3 | And I say there was some sort of a an embarrassment I can only call it |
| 4 | HAVING just struggled through a copy of the Maastricht Treaty I can only scratch my head that anyone would wish to sign it . |
| 5 | As an American I can only hang my head in shame over the Bill Clinton sex scandal . |
| 6 | That summer I could only think he was mad as he set off around the town and I dozed in the dark heat and stillness of the garden . |
| 7 | When I was a teenager there were rows of a sort — mainly about the behaviour of my sisters — but during the whole of my childhood I can only remember one . |
| 8 | Having looked at the draft Memorandum to the Presidency I can only say it seems to cover most of the key points . |