Example sentences of "[pron] can only [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is reported that in a large printing office in the city [ which can only be R. & R. Clark ] where there are about 100 females employed , more than 70 handed in notices to strike yesterday , while correspondingly large proportions of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike , failing a settlement . |
| 2 | ‘ We can only be pessimists before breakfast . ’ |
| 3 | The provision as to three months ' notice has to be read with the limitation that there can only be dismissal for good cause . |
| 4 | I know the other ladies will understand — but for our leading lady there can only be orchids ! ’ |
| 5 | There can only be description , he wrote , The Big Glass . |
| 6 | ‘ Then it can only be Benedict . |
| 7 | Death , it can only be hours away for both of them and here they have this conversation . |
| 8 | It can only be obtuseness or a refusal to believe that can still lead the Opposition to make that claim . |
| 9 | It can only be silf . |
| 10 | If they sell someone else this week to a Spanish or Italian club ( I assume it can only be Macca or Rocastle ) then they want shooting . |
| 11 | It can only be canvas . |
| 12 | Stone floor panels dating from 883–612BC , uncovered in the Assyrian royal palaces at Nimrud , Balawat and Nineveh , contain patterns that are generally accepted as carpet designs ; thee are also a number of reliefs and carvings showing men carrying what can only be tapestries or rugs . |