Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] only be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could only be the Shangri-La Singapore . |
| 2 | Thus , while they should be drafted , so far as possible , to withstand judicial scrutiny , they will only be the subject of litigation in exceptional cases . |
| 3 | Given the pluralistic nature of society , they can only be the product of hysteria and demagogic manipulation . |
| 4 | It could only be the hand of a man , and for a moment she stood quite still , hesitating to pick it up , filled with a gloomy presentiment . |
| 5 | It could only be the doctor — and the breakthrough came . |
| 6 | It can only be the plans for the house alterations , ’ she guessed . |