Example sentences of "[vb mod] only have come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the minister and elders of a church have decided to pursue an application for demolition , remember they may only have come to this decision as a last resort , perhaps having received advice that there was no possibility of alternative use . |
| 2 | Wagner 's profession of sympathy for Schopenhauer at the November meeting could only have come as the happiest of coincidences , while , in general , this first experience of the composer 's powerful personality confirmed and added to his new status : Wagner was at one with Schopenhauer and he was ( to Nietzsche 's way of thinking ) an artist such as Schopenhauer himself would have wished him . |
| 3 | Modern science could only have come from a belief that there was a God who had made all things to a certain design . |
| 4 | After that , there was a series of horrific , shaming cameos that could only have come from the unconscious . |
| 5 | These , it appeared , were where the allegations had begun , and these , Mr M told the South Ronaldsay community , could only have come from some of the eight children who had been taken into care the previous November . |
| 6 | It could only have come from Gerry , and Gerry was dead . |
| 7 | The Palace believes that information could only have come from the princess 's office . |
| 8 | Pictures that could only have come from the Americans or the British , ’ Kragan answered warily . |
| 9 | Once I 'd discounted the story you gave me about Lori 's reasons for being there , I realised the note could only have come from her , and therefore she must have taken the jade . ’ |
| 10 | Until now , in most cases , the child will only have come into contact with those who are most concerned for his welfare — mother , father , grandparents and so on . |