Example sentences of "and [pers pn] can only [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will always be imperfections and they can only be overcome by personal relationships . |
| 2 | Unlike trading losses , no mechanism exists for carry back or surrender of capital losses to other group companies , and they can only be carried forward for use by the same company . |
| 3 | They 're a wonderful blend of natural , gentle herbs and a hint of pure fruit juice , with added vitamin C. And they can only be described as liquid goodness . |
| 4 | They follow roughly parallel courses down from high mountains to the coastal plain ; all have lochs serving as reservoirs ; all have roads , public or private , that extend far into the interior and there end ; none of them is accessible by road from the west and they can only be approached by wheeled traffic coming from the east . |
| 5 | They are not known to the rest of the program and they can only be changed from within the procedure or function where they are defined . |
| 6 | ‘ Look , Maud , ’ pleaded Mildred , ‘ I know it 's hard for you to believe me , but that frog in the pond really is a magician and he can only be changed back by another magician . |
| 7 | It is doubtful whether the unfortunates impounded in the Lazzaretto had time to concern themselves with the aesthetic niceties of the building , and it can only be hoped that the church offered them some spiritual comfort . |
| 8 | However , there is little doubt that this phenomenon is a most important one in our species and it can only be explained by assuming that , with the beginnings of hunting , neotenous changes suddenly became adaptive . |
| 9 | We need to bring it about , and it can only be done through teamwork . |
| 10 | This seems fairly remarkable and it can only be assumed they are being kept awake by ghost stories and surveys about what people do in bed . |