Example sentences of "[pron] can only [vb infin] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only record that prisoners and prison staff displayed a rare unanimity in condemning the present system . |
| 2 | The vagueness of some of the " Activities " tends to cause recurring difficulty , and I can only assume that Durant and Fabb have their own ways of making them work . |
| 3 | Since they do n't even know who the councillors are , I can only assume that North Tyneside is being victimised through ignorance and dogma . |
| 4 | I can only assume that manufacturers who do n't properly configure the machines they sell are either lazy or careless . |
| 5 | When I listen to him now , gung-ho for Delorsism , I can only reflect that Saul on the road to Damascus was nothing compared to Neil on the autoroute to Brussels . |
| 6 | I can only surmise that comapnies buying holidays abroad could be in difficulty because of currency fluctuations . |
| 7 | He was a very volatile character when playing and I can only hope that age has quietened him down . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We have heard on the television that there will be another and there are lots of people who are in , in absolute despair , because of what happened to their houses and their properties and their furniture and everything else and I think it is only right and proper and I can only say that West Sussex County Council has by so many people that it has |
| 10 | ‘ Well , if it is indeed she , ’ came another , harder voice , ‘ I can only say that Rose Alderley is most tiresome . |
| 11 | Ellen Jebeau brought her lips tightly together and drew them inwards between her teeth before she said , with deep bitterness , ‘ I do n't know about it being a time for plain speaking , I can only say that time has shown your ingratitude for what I 've done for you over the years . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We can only hope that Implexion 's agents will be appeased by our offer , although it is likely we will still be penalised for failing to furnish them with a living child . |
| 13 | Now we can only hope that things are resolved quickly enough for the developments to be finished in time for the 1994 Open . ’ |
| 14 | We can only hope that materials designers will be able to rise to the Challenge and that teachers will recognise the role it can play in learning outside the classroom . |
| 15 | We can only assume that Sussex did not diverge too far from the rest of the southern English religious experience , after its rather late entry into the fold . |
| 16 | However , she points out that ‘ from a linguistic point of view we can only say that speech and writing are different : we can not say that one is superior to the other ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 17 | What takes place when someone learns something can not be observed directly ; we can only know that learning has taken place by examining changes m the person 's behaviour after the event . |
| 18 | One can only assume that Clinton means well . |
| 19 | One can only hope that policy-makers ( and knee-jerk media pundits ) will take to the trouble to read beyond the title . |
| 20 | One can only hope that Charles Titford had chosen a wife for her lasting qualities , and was not ‘ seduced and betrayed ’ by a daub of lipstick and a set of false teeth ; his marriage lasted — as , in a sense , marriages had to — and it bore fruit . |
| 21 | One can only hope that tournament organisers come to recognise this and ensure that each event is staffed by the requisite number of officials . |
| 22 | Her family says they can only hope that Katharine 's tragedy will help bring a change in the law , so at least other victims will benefit from her experience . |
| 23 | All in all , it can only mean that tea time is on the up and up . |
| 24 | The signification is private to the user , and he can only hope that resemblances in his own experience have their counterpart in the experience of others , so that they can attach a meaning of their own to what he says . |