Example sentences of "[pron] could [vb infin] only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell you , I went up those steps faster than a scalded faggot , propelled by a barbarous diuretic terror on behalf of my exposed rear end The heavy door at the top did n't give until the fifth push , but by then I had turned , and seen the shrugging figures as they retreated into the light , and now I could hear only laughter . |
| 2 | I could imagine only blackmail . |
| 3 | And in his yellow eyes I could see only hate and evil . |
| 4 | She could detect only agony : her eardrums rupturing under the pressure ; something cracking and tearing free , deep in her chest . |
| 5 | She could visualise only dimness and silence , and Hywel in a state of wrathful wonder at finding that alien woman , his wife , in his mother 's house . |
| 6 | Then the boat went down between the waves and she could see only mountains of wild water everywhere . |
| 7 | What sort of creature was she after all who could feel only loathing for a woman who had suffered so ? |
| 8 | While Tayside Region and Perth and Kinross District Council indicated they could afford only part of the survey , estimated at £80,000-£100,000 , the Scottish Office reply was unequivocal . |
| 9 | They could see only darkness from the invisible bars of their prison . |
| 10 | Richard opened slowly and then the cock was in and he could see only Martin 's glistening blond hair between his legs . |