Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can only guess at the reasons for such underreporting ; but it seems possible that exporters understate values in the hope of retaining part of the foreign exchange that they would otherwise be obliged to surrender to the authorities , while importers may wish to minimize their import duties ( and also avoid enquiries into the source of the foreign exchange used for imports ) . |
| 2 | The fact that we can only guess at the figures is one of the first clues to their situation . |
| 3 | She confesses her team can only guess at the causes of the bird 's decline . |
| 4 | ‘ I have nothing any more I can only look at the pictures ’ |
| 5 | I can only look at the pictures . |