Example sentences of "could only have [vb pp] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | However large and good his bought figures may have been , they could only have detracted from his landscapes . |
| 2 | Modern science could only have come from a belief that there was a God who had made all things to a certain design . |
| 3 | After that , there was a series of horrific , shaming cameos that could only have come from the unconscious . |
| 4 | These , it appeared , were where the allegations had begun , and these , Mr M told the South Ronaldsay community , could only have come from some of the eight children who had been taken into care the previous November . |
| 5 | It could only have come from Gerry , and Gerry was dead . |
| 6 | The Palace believes that information could only have come from the princess 's office . |
| 7 | Pictures that could only have come from the Americans or the British , ’ Kragan answered warily . |
| 8 | Once I 'd discounted the story you gave me about Lori 's reasons for being there , I realised the note could only have come from her , and therefore she must have taken the jade . ’ |