Example sentences of "only [num] [noun sg] can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ribber connecting arm can only hold one yarn , so only one colour can be knitted at a time . |
| 2 | when each state is complex , and so only one state can be remembered at a time . |
| 3 | For a text-to-speech system only one parse can be accepted and failed parses are unacceptable . |
| 4 | Curves which are monotonic and contain only one bend can be thought of as one of the four quadrants of a circle . |
| 5 | Only one motion can be before the meeting at any time . |
| 6 | Searching for a record in blocked format is complicated by the fact that only one key can be placed in front of the block . |
| 7 | If , as is the case in most households , only one room can be spared for her , it will be greatly to everyone 's advantage if it is big enough to take her bed , wardrobe and dressing-table , and other necessary items of furniture plus two comfortable armchairs and a television set and radio , so that she can be on her own when she likes , with her favourite programmes ( which may not always be yours ) and able to entertain a friend in the privacy of her own small domain when she wants to , with familiar things around her which help her to preserve her identity and links with the past . |
| 8 | 2.37 Only one action can be brought on behalf of the dependants ; see s2(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 . |
| 9 | A muzzled ferret can be used with a transmitter but this means that only one ferret can be introduced into the burrow system at any one time , unless transmitters emitting different signals are used to avoid confusion . |
| 10 | Dimmer switches can usually be fitted for one or two-way operation ; with two-way switching , only one switch can be a dimmer type . |