Example sentences of "she can only [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her rehabilitation is now almost complete , and thanks to the special care of the Stokenchurch dog 's home and the patience of her new owners , she can only go from strength to strength . |
| 2 | she can only go round with two sticks and she gets er while Beryl 's here in house but erm the brave little kid she er did a degree in erm art and costume design , you know , dress design with a erm and she 's set up a good business at home . |
| 3 | She , she 's there on Social Security which means she can only do part time education because if you 're on the Social Security you have to available to do a job |
| 4 | ‘ She allowed a man to persuade her into taking the drug , so she can only blame herself for her predicament . |
| 5 | Well she can only scratch it inside |
| 6 | Charlotte says she can only bear to recount it for the sake of others who may feel they 're totally alone in their plight . |
| 7 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 8 | Katie regrets she can only reply through this page . |
| 9 | Katie regrets she can only reply through this page . |
| 10 | While she awaits her birth into her own voice , she can only speak through the voices of others , but this ‘ speaking through ’ also constitutes her struggle to get out . |
| 11 | Ask closed questions , to which she can only say ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ , eg ‘ Do you like the wooden handles ? ’ |
| 12 | She 's worried any of them could be killed … and for now she can only wait for the missing cat to return |
| 13 | Her favourite food is mussels which she can only find in deeper water . |
| 14 | If the manager lacks the chance to engage in a fully collegial approach , if he or she can only find or make time for the essential step of ingesting or thinking new ideas in an atmosphere of enforced professional seclusion , does this obscure his or her clarity of mind ? |
| 15 | Then , as we neared the entrance , a ship came up astern , and she can only have been one of Everard 's sailing barges coming up on the tide . |
| 16 | Make it clear , too , that she can only have the toy if she gives one of hers in exchange . |
| 17 | She 's only got one to appraise so she can only have one |
| 18 | Having no wings she can only crawl , so she stays put and ‘ glows ’ hopefully . |
| 19 | Elaine is also severely disabled by cerebral palsy : she can use neither her arms nor legs , and she can only communicate by making noises , or by operating an electric typewriter with her nose . |
| 20 | If your parent has savings invested with a local authority , from which tax is deducted at the basic rate , she can only get some of this tax back if the tax , together with any other tax that is paid ( e.g. under Pay As Your Earn ) , comes to more than the proper tax on her total income . |
| 21 | Well there 's two up there so because she can only get one . |
| 22 | well she can only get a taxi I suppose |
| 23 | She can only equip herself to face the world from a secure position when she has developed an internal strength which will come from the accumulation of power by centres of growth which lie far outside the existing bureaucracies of government , party and presidential palace . |
| 24 | i Hero : This child believes that he or she can only obtain love and appreciation through achievement . |
| 25 | ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions . |
| 26 | ‘ Although she told me she can only ring when her daddy is out as he does n't like animals … |