Example sentences of "there can [adv] be [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There can only be one king of the castle , as far as male Leos are concerned , ’ Julie had continued . |
| 2 | Sadly , there can only be one winner … and that is M J Gill of Manchester , who correctly spotted that twinkly-eyed Albums Ed Big Stuarty Bailie is a son of the Emerald Isle . |
| 3 | But providing the rain keeps away there can only be one winner the mighty Zafonic . |
| 4 | There can only be one Creator , one God who made the earth and maintains it under divine control . |
| 5 | Of course there can only be one chieftain , so defeated rivals must either accept his supremacy or leave the tribe altogether and set up a new one of their own . |
| 6 | There can only be one target , it 's the pensioners . |
| 7 | There can only be one outcome , the trade unions will retain their involvement in the Labour Party , I 've been saying this all along , as have others , during the course of the last year , the trouble is , nobody listens . |
| 8 | If we carry on the way we are there can only be one outcome and that is success . |
| 9 | There can only be one representative of our country . |
| 10 | The gap was far too narrow and he was travelling much too fast , and there can only be one reason for him making such a damnfool , cavalier manoeuvre — he was n't concentrating . |
| 11 | Secondly , and most importantly , there can only be one leader in this group , and I 'm it . |
| 12 | There can only be one answer to this — an independent financial adviser who ( a ) is a specialist in pensions , and ( b ) offers the option of paying by way of a fee as well as by commission . |
| 13 | However , since a task causes a state transition there can only be one task allocated to a state . |
| 14 | ‘ Ranulf , if the Prince knew before the porter arrived here , there can only be one explanation . |