Example sentences of "but i can only [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know why I 've been dropped but I can only think it 's something to do with my run-ins with those high-profile managers . |
| 2 | But I can only retrieve her lips , those lightly ribbed , juicy lips , studded and patterned in close-up like a mulberry or a raspberry , their almost leathery texture if you were to brush them with your fingertips or tongue tip ( that snaky little organ equipped with ideas of its own ) . |
| 3 | Yes , but I can only do it if I am convinced . |
| 4 | But I can only give you one answer . |
| 5 | ‘ But I can only pick my best eleven at the time . ’ |
| 6 | Lucy was apologetic : ‘ I know it does n't get us anywhere and it 's subjective , but I can only say what impression I got . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |