Example sentences of "can only mean [num] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Do be careful when using initials , however , to make sure that they can only mean one thing . |
| 2 | When you enjoy service like that , it can only mean one thing : |
| 3 | ‘ To have a surveillance system on a ship where everybody is involved can only mean one thing . ’ |
| 4 | That purple waterfall can only mean one thing . ’ |
| 5 | Highwaymen , ugly sisters , a barber and multiple suicide — it can only mean one thing — OPERA ! |
| 6 | Those soft sighs and low moans can only mean one thing : the Apostate has offered to soothe away stressed Rainbow 's jangles by massaging her neck and shoulders . |
| 7 | Erades ( 1950 : 123 ) , for example , observes that while the sentence with the bare infinitive " can only mean one thing , viz. Will you share with me the work of addressing them ? " , that with the to infinitive allows the interpretation that " the help may be afforded by some other means , such as relieving the speaker of other duties or tasks " . |