Example sentences of "[noun pl] can only [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 2 | The discovery of it outside the groups identified as apparent risks can only give cause for concern . |
| 3 | Paraphrases can only capture part of what these significances represent : A represents something like " things which children have to learn in order to communicate " ; B — " features of buildings ( grand and ecclesiastical ) " ; C — " features of buildings ( plain and domestic ) " ; D — " outdoor terrain for boys ' amusements " ; E — " grand architectural features " , and so on . |
| 4 | Vendors can only confirm accuracy ‘ to the best of their knowledge and belief ’ and if it is based on a review of the report . |
| 5 | AJR procedure incorporates certain procedural protections for public bodies and the rule that a claimant asserting public law interests can only use AJR procedure puts him at a disadvantage which is justifiable only on the assumption that public law interests do not matter as much as private law rights and , therefore , do not deserve as much legal protection . |
| 6 | Please make every effort to write , because councillors can only take action if they have the community behind them . |
| 7 | Of course this is a work where even Karajan 's detractors can only suspend prejudice in the face of his two superlative versions on DG , but Rostropovich communicates a sense of stark yet searing tragedy which makes his performance , of the first movement in particular , very special . |
| 8 | It is obvious that we should have talks but I am not willing to be told that the talks can only take place at one location and I am not willing to accept an invitation to a slanging match . |
| 9 | Some bureaux manage to staff a line while the bureau is open to the public , others can only offer telephone advice when the bureau is closed to the public . |
| 10 | For even the most primitive practices are dependent upon a certain amount of theory , and even the most ‘ theoretical ’ activities can only take place within practices . |
| 11 | However , it is also clear that such projections can only inform policymaking rather than dictate it and there remains a need for clear national guidelines on the provision of places at all levels of education . |
| 12 | It is a matter of concern to many librarians and researchers that some of these universities , such as Cambridge , hold numbers of high quality theses , containing unpublished work , to which researchers can only gain access by personally visiting the individual university libraries . |