Example sentences of "[pers pn] could only [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could only feel the sun on the back of my head and a sad , frightened sensation , as if something inside me was crying . |
| 2 | ‘ I have an 18 month old son so I could only leave the conditioner on for three minutes but I was still very impressed . |
| 3 | I could only resolve the confusion by refusing to be involved with any political activity . |
| 4 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 5 | I could only manage a whisper . |
| 6 | Granny was seated in her rocking chair facing the fireplace , but her back was to me and I could only see the paper curlers she had in her hair . |
| 7 | ‘ I could only find a bottle of bourbon and some after-dinner liqueurs , ’ she told him , being careful to avoid contact with his hand . |
| 8 | I suppose I could only use the word tons . |
| 9 | And when I picked it up , I could only hear a whisper . |
| 10 | Unfortunately I could only get a ticket for the liverpool end . |
| 11 | She caught worldwide attention last year when she claimed in a defence of prostitution charges that she could only satisfy a sex addiction by selling herself to the long line of men . |
| 12 | She could only blame the sun , and the sea , and the insidious calypso music . |
| 13 | She understood that she could only leave the flat to shop for food at the Indian-owned store at the end of the street . |
| 14 | It may sound priggish , but she says it 's unwise to go against one 's nature , its fundamental requirements , she knew that she could only make a go of it , a real go — and that was what she wanted — with some very extraordinary kind of man , and she had n't met him yet . |
| 15 | She could only approximate the position . |
| 16 | Alice looked all round the table , but she could only see a teapot . |
| 17 | She could only see the ceiling , but she could imagine the sight her bottom made : just overlapping the table , with her thighs spread wide to present a perfect picture of her intimate sexual opening to an enthralled audience . |
| 18 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 19 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 20 | Presently she could see him again ; his head was erect , but his eyes were cast down so that she could only see the dark . |
| 21 | If she could only keep the secret a week or two more it might be possible , after her uncle had gone away to sea , to persuade her Aunt Ann to let them marry . |
| 22 | If she could only find the courage to follow it through … |
| 23 | Life would be pretty boring if you could only kick the ball straight ahead of you , so Emlyn Hughes allow up to five directions depending on the option chosen , and height control too ! |
| 24 | But if you 'd , if the original sum assured was only sixty thousand , you could only have a quarter , so you could only have fifteen thousand pounds maximum . |
| 25 | If , for some reason , we could only observe the ball at low energies , we would then think that there were thirty-seven different types of ball ! |
| 26 | As individuals we could only raise a fraction of the figure from our personal resources , but Barclays were able to provide a Basis Loan , which together with conventional bank facilities , was enough to fund the purchase . |
| 27 | They could only blame the coalition system . |
| 28 | They could only leave the zone if they were going directly to the slaughter house . |
| 29 | They could only leave the zone if they were going directly to the slaughter house . |
| 30 | But now the power of the Lords had been cut down by an Act of Parliament , and they could only postpone the enactment of the Home Rule Bill for two years . |