Example sentences of "[noun prp] can only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shaikh Saad urged Kuwaitis to overcome their political differences and promised , in what was widely believed to be a reference to the restoration of the 1962 constitution , that " the people of Kuwait can only be rewarded for their trust and loyalty by further trust " . |
| 2 | David can only be made better off by making Susie worse off , and vice versa . |
| 3 | HRP can only be given for complete tax years ( 6 April to 5 April ) , so if you simply gave up work for a few weeks in order to help out , you would be unlikely to qualify . |
| 4 | Lord Justice Scott can only invite witnesses to attend . |
| 5 | Of all the visits Scott can only recall one where the SSD would have delivered all eight key tasks in time for April regardless of the Support Force . |
| 6 | Shakespeare makes the point about interpretation that modern research in theories of vision and the education of young children has confirmed — that we are all taught to see — by Iago 's prediction of the view that Othello , hidden in the normally superior position of the eavesdropper , will take of his imminent conversation with Cassio : After the scene has turned out exactly as predicted , Iago checks on his victim 's responses : The Signifier here , the handkerchief , has been made by Iago to yield a meaning which is totally false , but which he has put upon it with so much circumstantial detail — Shakespeare 's diligence in this point risks pushing his plot into the incredible — that Othello can only see it as a present that Cassio has received from Desdemona and has ‘ given … his whore ’ . |
| 7 | Jeff can only have three or four . |
| 8 | But anyone who has been in close contact with Woody can only support him . ’ |
| 9 | Floodlighting can only discourage vandalism . ’ |
| 10 | By contrast , the decision making system in the United States can only be described as ramshackle ; however , rationality and efficiency are not necessarily the first priorities of a democratic political system , especially one as vast and heterogeneous as the United States . |
| 11 | When British Telecom was approached on the subject , we found that DDI can only be operated on a digital system ; the existing system is analogue . |
| 12 | The sensitivity of our topic in Northern Ireland can only lead us to make its problems manifest to readers in order for them to be able better to assess the reliability of the data . |
| 13 | The Bell Lawrie White report concludes that , whatever the constitutional framework , Scotland can only prosper by maintaining its links with England , Wales and the rest of Europe . |
| 14 | An SPR can only be closed once and should only be closed when all necessary work has been completed . |
| 15 | An SPR can only be closed once and should only be closed when all necessary work has been completed . |
| 16 | England can only hope Warne does n't learn too much more too soon . |
| 17 | Besides , Alf can only just about drag hisself to the King 's Arms and back once a day , and then e's finished . |
| 18 | SSP can only be paid in respect of Qualifying Days . |
| 19 | But new rules for NHS dentists are delaying her new set and Ivy can only take liquids . |
| 20 | The point remains that twice a day for twenty minutes in your own time and in the location of your choice you can refresh the parts that Dr Ruth can only fantasize about . |
| 21 | The Biennale can only benefit from his involvement . |
| 22 | Overburdened by commitments elsewhere , Unesco can only act as a clearing house for independently sponsored initiatives . |
| 23 | The arrangements proposed in Maastricht can only lead to the eventual fusion of the various pillars . |
| 24 | Democracy in East European countries and the USSR can only succeed if both the Warsaw Pact and NATO restructure those parts of their military forces assigned to Europe to make them non-offensive . |
| 25 | Hence Sharon and partner Martin can only get to be with their pedigree chum for a few precious hours on Sunday mornings at kennels in Wickford . |
| 26 | Surfing can only sustain about a dozen photographers . |
| 27 | He embraces suicide as deed , as the one true act in a false world , as supreme podvig , as feat to end feats , God-killing , god-making ; and in doing so he exemplifies , as others before and Ivan Karamazov after him , the truth that Dostoevsky can only satisfy his hunger for crisis and clarity by bestowing it on the enemy . |
| 28 | The bitter battles of the past are gone and these days Bill Morris can only sing Rover 's praises . |
| 29 | He is not Joyce any more or any less than Stephen is , but Stephen can only fly by the nets of nationality , language , religion and artistic mediocrity because Bloom can not . |
| 30 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the people of Ulster can only benefit in future from a more highly skilled work force ? |