Example sentences of "[modal v] only [be] [adj] news " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | As friends were now pointing out , that could only be good news . |
| 2 | This could only be good news and we were thus able to turn our attention to even remoter areas of the north . |
| 3 | Knowing that it could only be bad news , Harry , who had been standing in the doorway , stepped forward and put his arm round Cora-Beth 's shoulders . |
| 4 | This can only be good news . |
| 5 | After the Edinburgh summit , that looks much less likely than it did and that can only be good news for Courtaulds . |
| 6 | Delegate Geoff Wright , from Leeds city Council , recently awarded an MBE for environmental services , said ‘ It 's clear that recycling domestic waste is fast becoming a growth industry in its own right , which can only be good news for waste avoidance in our towns and countryside and for the economy . ’ |
| 7 | This theft can only be bad news for the preservation movement . |