Example sentences of "can only [vb infin] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scrap can only hold one item , the last block deleted , so put it back where it belongs before you delete anything else . |
| 2 | It is important to remember when cutting and pasting that the Clipboard can only hold one item at a time and is cleared each time the cut or copy command is used . |
| 3 | The ribber connecting arm can only hold one yarn , so only one colour can be knitted at a time . |
| 4 | but you can only do one charity at a time |
| 5 | The real difficulty lies in the fact that CD-ROM can only process one type of data at a time . |
| 6 | Education can only contribute one element to successful transition . |
| 7 | Since the important variable in population size is always the number of females rather than the number of males ( because one male can impregnate a large number of females but any female can only manage one pregnancy at a time ) , selective forces determine that the daytime gelada social structure is one in which a single dominant male forages with an attendant group of females and young . |
| 8 | Unless you 're suffering from an advanced case of schizophrenia , you can only control one player at a time . |
| 9 | The real interview may run a very different course from the one you anticipated , and you do not want to develop the subconscious belief that it can only go one way . |
| 10 | well that 's what I said , you can only go one way |
| 11 | A MEMBER-OF-PARLIAMENT can only represent one constituency , and one CONSTITUENCY can have only one MEMBER-OF-PARLIAMENT . |
| 12 | ( Do be careful when using initials , however , to make sure that they can only mean one thing . |
| 13 | When you enjoy service like that , it can only mean one thing : |
| 14 | ‘ To have a surveillance system on a ship where everybody is involved can only mean one thing . ’ |
| 15 | That purple waterfall can only mean one thing . ’ |
| 16 | Highwaymen , ugly sisters , a barber and multiple suicide — it can only mean one thing — OPERA ! |
| 17 | Those soft sighs and low moans can only mean one thing : the Apostate has offered to soothe away stressed Rainbow 's jangles by massaging her neck and shoulders . |
| 18 | Erades ( 1950 : 123 ) , for example , observes that while the sentence with the bare infinitive " can only mean one thing , viz. Will you share with me the work of addressing them ? " , that with the to infinitive allows the interpretation that " the help may be afforded by some other means , such as relieving the speaker of other duties or tasks " . |
| 19 | When you consider the beautifully tailored elegance , combined with the luxury of hand-polished wood , you can only draw one conclusion . |
| 20 | Let's say you 've only got £4 , you can only buy one record . |
| 21 | An XT-class machine has an 8088 processor which can only address one megabyte of RAM at most . |
| 22 | If we assume that a LECTURER can only teach one COURSE , and many LECTURERS teach on one COURSE , then the ‘ closed loop ’ shown in Figure 4.21 represents such a set . |
| 23 | In some cases you may only choose a maximum of one unit of a specific type , for example you can only have one Mob of Big'uns . |
| 24 | My other beef is the fact that you can only have one document open at a time , so cutting and pasting between files is cumbersome . |
| 25 | In some cases you may only choose a maximum of one unit of a specific type , for example you can only have one regiment of Reiksguard Knights . |
| 26 | It is always much more difficult to produce a lovely picture that contains only one type of flower , such as a bunch of freesias , as you can only use one flower shape , although you will be able to press the flowers in various ways — for example , side views , full views , with buds and without . |
| 27 | If the patient can only use one hand , food should be prepared ready to eat , cut into manageable pieces . |
| 28 | On the other , you have to use a word processor or text editor to change the layout of any of the forms the package can produce , and can only use one font in any one document ( which is hardly in the spirit of Windows ) . |
| 29 | But those people who — unlike Chris Patten or Nicholas Ridley — can only afford one house would like a flavour of the country on their own doorstep . |
| 30 | Although made almost entirely of wood and having to land at what was then the extremely high speed of 100mph , I can only remember one incident of a Mosquito crashing and burning on the airfield . |