Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] i can only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The keepers also appear to be a knowledgeable and dedicated group of people , for whom I can only express my admiration of their hard work . |
| 2 | But a Churchill of whom I can only speak with deep affection is Randolph 's son , Winston . |
| 3 | Well — I compare human life to a large Mansion of Many Apartments , two of which I can only describe , the doors of the rest being as yet shut upon me . |
| 4 | And some of it I can only get in Stowmarket anyway because it 's heavy . |
| 5 | I am sure that many must , like myself , have the feeling that the small democratic element which still exists within the governmental and constitutional framework of this country is being cast aside in favour of what I can only call a self-perpetuating oligarchy . |
| 6 | He looked at me , calmly threw his jacket into the car and then launched into what I can only describe as the most unbelievable martial arts display I have ever seen . |
| 7 | I found myself heading into what I can only describe as a ‘ ton-up ’ tide . |
| 8 | The good prospect ’ he added , ‘ could arise if , as individuals , we felt able to resist the temptation to produce when that production does no more than fill up warehouses and to resist the temptation to chase prices down with what I can only assume is the objective of preserving a small bit of market share ’ . |
| 9 | With what I can only describe as a cavalier disregard for the obligations of a good employer , the right hon. Gentleman issued a statement which said : ’ Mr. Kaufman completely disagrees with the article ’ — which , as I said , stated in every respect the Labour party 's policy , in so far as it is comprehensible , as now stated . |
| 10 | Sobbing , Pc Kelly said : ‘ The next thing I saw , he was standing holding a gun with both hands in what I can only describe as a combat position . ’ |
| 11 | The next thing I saw , he was standing holding a gun with both hands in what I can only describe as a combat position . ’ |
| 12 | Nevertheless , in my view , Mrs. X has been shabbily treated in what I can only call a squalid affair . |
| 13 | Even so , I understand he negotiated a substantial increase : an initiative on which I can only congratulate him . |
| 14 | But he had given patient thought to the matter , just as he had to the rest of the alien anatomy ; and he had ventured on what I can only call an abstraction of the human face . |
| 15 | The Brodskys in striking contrast go for what I can only describe as an unconventional line-up to match the photo on the cover . |
| 16 | It was also essential that he believed he was being cured , because of the need he would face soon for what I can only call ‘ self-help ’ . |
| 17 | Most of these problems are to do with the nature of conversational English , which still suffers badly from our attempts to describe it using models which originate in earlier studies of the written language , and which have been influenced by what I can only call our innate desire for things to be neat and regular . |