Example sentences of "can [vb infin] only in [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for a beetle who can think only in terms of two dimensions , it does appear to shrink . |
| 2 | The scientific evidence may be lacking , but there is a colossal body of anecdotal evidence in favour of ESP — and there are few people who , in honesty , can not recall one or more instances in which they themselves have had an experience which they can explain only in terms of it . |
| 3 | Liability arises only when there is a nuclear incident which occurs at or in connection with certain nuclear installations , or in the course of transport of nuclear substances , and it can arise only in connection with licensed nuclear sites . |
| 4 | It seems clear then that life , at least as we know it , can exist only in regions of space-time in which one time and three space dimensions are not curled up small . |
| 5 | We find brilliant improvisers who can create only in bursts of unrelated material , building no overall form , working to no emotive plan . |