Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] can only be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman said : ‘ Obviously the bikes can only be used by those fit enough . |
| 2 | Fasting and abstention from intoxicating drink and drugs is also invaluable since the senses can only be kept under control when they are contained . |
| 3 | The matter is discussed in detail in Chapter 9 , where it is suggested that the quality of stock on the shelves can only be maintained through extensive stock revision , and that most public library authorities would at present benefit from allocating at least 40% of their bookfunds to stock revision . |
| 4 | Instead the contributions can only be used for boosting the actual pension itself . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , the banks can only be advanced , so selecting from bank five to bank four means the pedal has to be pressed four times . |
| 6 | I have come to the conclusion that the important points here are that ( i ) since there was no danger at this time in registering a protest , ( ii ) the final payments were made without any qualification , and ( iii ) were followed by a delay until July 31 , 1975 , before the owners put forward their claim , the correct inference to draw , taking an objective view of the facts , is that the action and inaction of the owners can only be regarded as an affirmation of the variation in June , 1973 , of the terms of the original contract by the agreement to pay the additional 10 per cent . |
| 7 | Since the weather , especially wind direction and wind speed , will markedly affect the behaviour of the radioactive cloud , estimates of the number of people exposed and the hazards can only be expressed in terms of probabilities . |
| 8 | While most students not in receipt of a job offer were making applications and attending interviews at the time they completed the Initial destinations questionnaires , the fact that one third of students would be looking for employment at the end of the courses can only be regarded as a disappointing , and rather unexpected , finding . |
| 9 | I we pointed out that deictic elements of the utterances can only be interpreted with respect to the context in which they are uttered . |