Example sentences of "only be [num] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was true what he said , that she kept him at arm 's length , surely there could only be one reason for that ? |
| 2 | The gap was far too narrow and he was travelling much too fast , and there can only be one reason for him making such a damnfool , cavalier manoeuvre — he was n't concentrating . |
| 3 | In the end there could only be one option for de Gaulle , but the time it took him to make the decision indicated how difficult it was . |
| 4 | There may only be one ground for divorce — irretrievable breakdown — but the only way you can prove it is by proving you 've got one of five grounds going for you : |
| 5 | ( A screw told me that a prison regulation stated that there should only be two chairs for every three women . ) |