Example sentences of "[pers pn] can only [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | I can only repeat that we esteem his son 's achievements , that we wish him well in his future and that his family has good cause to think kindly of a school which has provided an excellent education , many opportunities and much success . |
| 32 | I can only suggest that the feathers you had gained for your hat , or your head , during your 10 months in America , should be collected then stuck up your tochas . |
| 33 | I can only suggest that he considers Inductive Hearing with one small microphone and an amplifier . |
| 34 | Seeing just how comprehensive a work this is , with factory serial number , date of registration , date of next C of A expiry , owner's/operator 's name and probable base all listed , I can only surmise that the note-scribblers/pocket memo mumblers — many of whom seem not to have the slightest knowledge or interest in the type of aeroplane on which the letters are painted — are performing the latter-day equivalent of the sacred ritual which I and many others who have long since outgrown it once enacted in John W.R. Taylor 's ABC of Civil Aircraft Makings . |
| 35 | Steven Stud , 40 , said : ‘ I can only surmise that the people at the Cambridge hospice did n't want us there . |
| 36 | And I can only surmise that the green gear was ordered before the Premier League learned there 'd be no sponsorship from Harry Ramsden 's ! |
| 37 | I can only surmise that comapnies buying holidays abroad could be in difficulty because of currency fluctuations . |
| 38 | I can only hope that the bursar now inhabits a wholly healthy Oxford . |
| 39 | I can only hope that we gave her sufficient help and support when the problems came along . |
| 40 | I can only hope that his kind of electioneering cynicism will fail abysmally and by the time National Music Day comes round next year , Tim Renton will have left office too . |
| 41 | To those who did agree to sell , but now find their acceptance forms are being returned to them , I can only hope that you are not too disappointed at being involuntarily back on the winning side ! |
| 42 | The defended sites in Britain have to be studied in detail against this development and I can only hope that this short contribution may help to inspire more thought and action along these lines of research . |
| 43 | It was definitely a totally one-off accident , and I can only hope that nothing like that ever happens to me . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ I can only hope that in the course of your … investigations the evidence against me is not too incriminating . ’ |
| 45 | I do n't know ; I can only hope that , by the time he realises I 'm not her , the whole thing will have blown over . ’ |
| 46 | I can only hope that when the system has changed , that the man in Guildford will listen to the patch . |
| 47 | He was a very volatile character when playing and I can only hope that age has quietened him down . |
| 48 | Some names will occur naturally in the narrative and I can only hope that the others know how highly their contribution , co-operation and companionship were valued . |
| 49 | If this view is correct , I can only conclude that I was saddled with both sets of anxieties and , in addition , that there are more and more adolescent girls today who are finding themselves in the same position . |
| 50 | I make the observation that given the Opposition 's effort to determine the Government 's view two or three years from now , I can only conclude that Opposition Members expect us to be in government after the next general election . |
| 51 | I can only guess that by then he had so established himself in my mind as a man who was trying to help women that I was no longer objective . |
| 52 | I can only add that the abolition of free eye tests is the worst false economy imaginable , and could only be contemplated by such a short-sighted Government . |
| 53 | Any selection of a few new titles , therefore , is bound to be especially arbitrary ; I can only plead that I 've made it as wide as possible . |
| 54 | And , from my experience , I can only believe that in some measure , the courts are guilty of supporting the police in this attitude , for the sake of maintaining a status quo . |
| 55 | As for Vivian ( Lord ) Bowden I can only report that he once offered me a job in what was to become UMIST and was particularly accommodating when I asked for time to think about it . |
| 56 | Pollini 's technique is legendary , and I can only report that in his fiftieth year ( a large retrospective mid-price boxed set please , DG ! ) , there are still no discernible chinks in the armour ( indeed , a recent Petrushka Three Movements at the RFH would appear to suggest that he is , if anything , playing better than ever ) ! |
| 57 | My colleagues may offer their opinions on the latter ; I can only assert that the first accusation is nonsense and if the allegation is true then I would love to know more about it but , regrettably , my request for further information has been met with silence . |
| 58 | I can only volunteer that this is done by designers who have an imperfect understanding of the nature and properties of wood , or who are literally prepared to risk it . |
| 59 | Holy Mass is in the evening and I can only say that the warmth of the presence of God is felt . |
| 60 | I can only say that on the evidence of Tesco 's cheapest , the rest will have a hard job keeping up . |