Example sentences of "[pron] can only [verb] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was never told why he lost his captaincy and I can only think that the committee felt that a more adventurous approach was needed . |
| 2 | I can only think that the teacher wanted to get as much mileage from the whole thing as she could . |
| 3 | It is not the Commission 's policy to disclose the reasons for its decisions , and I can only assume that the Commission prefer the Refreshment Department 's current practices , which were designed to promote healthy and nutritious food in the House . |
| 4 | I can only assume that the NI went to press before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait for this important factor to have been omitted . |
| 5 | I can only assume that the right hon. Gentleman 's last question was a knee-jerk reaction . |
| 6 | I can only assume that the words were left out because an assurance ’ vigorously ’ to continue ’ fighting crime ’ would have raised only a horse laugh when offered by a Government with a record of this Government on this subject . |
| 7 | I can only assume that the crew of this barge were new to boating as their attempt to get by the bridge was reminiscent of ’ Game for a Laugh ’ . |
| 8 | these are recommendations from a joint working party D of E of the erm local authority association and they are to almost unbelievable for us to consider and I can only assume that the that we must remember that this is really a response to what I call Heseltine 's last squeeze which was the idea of executive mayors and so in a sense lip service which has to be paid somewhere along those lines but it does recommend that we think seriously about cabinet govern government about single party committees and I ca n't imagine how anybody in their right minds would argue now that the cabinet government when they see what cabinet government leads to in Westminster and what de facto cabinet government leads to in majority ruled councils up and down the country erm , there is of course a I think a misleading er er brownie point the idea of relaxing restrictions on members allowances but members must realise why that is in there . |
| 9 | They give the appearance of a ‘ setting sun ’ under the D string and , as everything else appears to line up okay , I can only presume that the markers themselves are off-centre . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Steven Stud , 40 , said : ‘ I can only surmise that the people at the Cambridge hospice did n't want us there . |
| 13 | 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 ! |
| 14 | I can only hope that the bursar now inhabits a wholly healthy Oxford . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Holy Mass is in the evening and I can only say that the warmth of the presence of God is felt . |
| 19 | In answer to those who might claim that the perverse approach to this particular movement illustrates that the conductor had lost his grip on the orchestra by the time of this recording , I can only say that the playing of the New Philharmonia is magnificent . |
| 20 | ‘ And I can only say that the Master will not like it if his breakfast and lunch do not arrive on time , because he serves his maid coffee , engages her in chit-chat , and encourages her to read disreputable papers when she ought to be blackleading the range , or scrubbing the kitchen floor . ’ |
| 21 | I can only say that the parting was such sweet sorrow . |
| 22 | Well having had chance to peruse the weekend papers and read the various match reports on the game I can only say that the season better end quickly so we can get the scum worshipping out of the way as quickly as possible . |
| 23 | Well having had chance to peruse the weekend papers and read the various match reports on the game I can only say that the season better end quickly so we can get the scum worshipping out of the way as quickly as possible . |
| 24 | I can only suspect that the speed of my progress through the Division Lobby , as I was the second Member out that night , may have caused confusion . |
| 25 | While over 2,300 people wait on death rows countrywide to see if they will die or not , we can only hope that the US comes to its senses soon . |
| 26 | We can only hope that the future will see technological advance : perhaps overhead power lines will carry DC in preference to AC to the extent that converters are used to generate AC domestically or industrially . |
| 27 | We can only hope that the message was garbled in transmission , or possibly in translation from the Italian — a much more difficult language than many seem prepared to believe . |
| 28 | We can only hope that the current problems will be resolved . |
| 29 | ‘ We can only hope that the courts will deal very seriously with attacks on police officers . ’ |
| 30 | At type II promoters we can only conclude that the precise nature of the interactions between CRP and the truncated and wild-type polymerases , and their role in the activation mechanism , remain to be determined but that the C-terminal part of the α-subunit of RNA polymerase is not involved in this process . |