Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] can only [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes well of course you can only assume that what he says is correct . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It could be , or I 'm just wondering if it 's actually squirrels , because although the , the excreta contains berries erm a squirrel will eat berries , it will also eat nuts and of course they do bury their nuts and I 've actually seen squirrels in other parts of the country digging holes and starting a bit of a larder and of course there are a lot of , of erm squirrels in Croydon so I think unless you actually see the animal you can only speculate that it is something small like a vole or , or a squirrel . |
| 6 | At this stage I can only say that , as the statutory procedures are being correctly followed in all respects , a public inquiry would not be appropriate . |
| 7 | 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 . ) . |