Example sentences of "[pron] can only [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only record that prisoners and prison staff displayed a rare unanimity in condemning the present system . |
| 2 | He was never told why he lost his captaincy and I can only think that the committee felt that a more adventurous approach was needed . |
| 3 | I can only think that I mean it sticks to the sides of the bin at the bottom |
| 4 | I can only think that the teacher wanted to get as much mileage from the whole thing as she could . |
| 5 | Here , I can only think that he was saying , ‘ well , we do n't know that there 's the full authority of the city council in this view ’ , but erm I 'm not going to put up a defence , I just think that what we do is basically stress from yourself and from the chief officer that we do want this file known . |
| 6 | I can only assume that this continuing violence to musical instruments is being pursued in the interests of ‘ entertaining ’ the majority of the audience ( who are non-musicians ) . |
| 7 | I can only assume that it stemmed from wishful thinking or a misunderstanding on the part of one of the council employees or officers . |
| 8 | I can only assume that manufacturers who do n't properly configure the machines they sell are either lazy or careless . |
| 9 | It is not the Commission 's policy to disclose the reasons for its decisions , and I can only assume that the Commission prefer the Refreshment Department 's current practices , which were designed to promote healthy and nutritious food in the House . |
| 10 | ‘ You ca n't have any real scruples about our supposed affair or we would n't be working for you , so I can only assume that you 're making this personal attack for the sheer hell of it , because you once got a kick out of disapproving of me — despising me — and you 're trying to recapture the thrill of it all . ’ |
| 11 | I can only assume that the NI went to press before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait for this important factor to have been omitted . |
| 12 | I can only assume that the right hon. Gentleman 's last question was a knee-jerk reaction . |
| 13 | I can only assume that it was from his previous experience as chairman of the Greater London council in 1985-86 that he learnt all about ’ getting your friends appointed to the key jobs ’ , and that that is why he assumes that the same is happening in the civil service now . |
| 14 | I can only assume that the words were left out because an assurance ’ vigorously ’ to continue ’ fighting crime ’ would have raised only a horse laugh when offered by a Government with a record of this Government on this subject . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield has already enlarged upon the facts in the fine document which was produced in 1991 and I can only assume that they are correct . |
| 16 | I can only assume that , as the matter was extensively discussed earlier , they thought that the issue was dead and that there was no point in discussing it , because the arguments had been so effectively canvassed and dismissed that the Government would not contemplate introducing such an offence . |
| 17 | I can only assume that the crew of this barge were new to boating as their attempt to get by the bridge was reminiscent of ’ Game for a Laugh ’ . |
| 18 | The vagueness of some of the " Activities " tends to cause recurring difficulty , and I can only assume that Durant and Fabb have their own ways of making them work . |
| 19 | Since they do n't even know who the councillors are , I can only assume that North Tyneside is being victimised through ignorance and dogma . |
| 20 | these are recommendations from a joint working party D of E of the erm local authority association and they are to almost unbelievable for us to consider and I can only assume that the that we must remember that this is really a response to what I call Heseltine 's last squeeze which was the idea of executive mayors and so in a sense lip service which has to be paid somewhere along those lines but it does recommend that we think seriously about cabinet govern government about single party committees and I ca n't imagine how anybody in their right minds would argue now that the cabinet government when they see what cabinet government leads to in Westminster and what de facto cabinet government leads to in majority ruled councils up and down the country erm , there is of course a I think a misleading er er brownie point the idea of relaxing restrictions on members allowances but members must realise why that is in there . |
| 21 | I can only stress that when we return to our dingy little squats after a hard day baiting rock gods and ignoring letters from readers , there 's nothing we like better than a long listen to Pink Floyd 's ‘ Animals ’ or Mr Oldfield 's ‘ Ommadawn ’ while soaking our horny feet in a scalding bowl of mushroom chow mein . |
| 22 | When I listen to him now , gung-ho for Delorsism , I can only reflect that Saul on the road to Damascus was nothing compared to Neil on the autoroute to Brussels . |
| 23 | They give the appearance of a ‘ setting sun ’ under the D string and , as everything else appears to line up okay , I can only presume that the markers themselves are off-centre . |
| 24 | I had n't even noticed the pickets and I can only presume that they had parted before me as I walked towards them as they still do today . |
| 25 | If the husbands ask why there should be such a penalty , then I can only answer that it is because Parliament has enacted as it did . ’ |
| 26 | I can only suppose that my name had respectable associations , and he thought it might allay criticism in what might be called Athenaeum circles . |
| 27 | I can only suppose that a large bird took hold of the ring on top of the box with his talons , and flew away with it . |
| 28 | It is not like me to lack perception and I can only suppose that my enthusiasm overruled my common sense . |
| 29 | He will have his failures , of course , but there will always be failures while learning anything and I can only repeat that it is a method well worth learning . |
| 30 | ‘ I can only repeat that you 're wasting your time with me . |