Example sentences of "i can only [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only record that prisoners and prison staff displayed a rare unanimity in condemning the present system . |
| 2 | The vagueness of some of the " Activities " tends to cause recurring difficulty , and I can only assume that Durant and Fabb have their own ways of making them work . |
| 3 | Since they do n't even know who the councillors are , I can only assume that North Tyneside is being victimised through ignorance and dogma . |
| 4 | I can only assume that manufacturers who do n't properly configure the machines they sell are either lazy or careless . |
| 5 | When I listen to him now , gung-ho for Delorsism , I can only reflect that Saul on the road to Damascus was nothing compared to Neil on the autoroute to Brussels . |
| 6 | I can only surmise that comapnies buying holidays abroad could be in difficulty because of currency fluctuations . |
| 7 | He was a very volatile character when playing and I can only hope that age has quietened him down . |
| 8 | I make the observation that given the Opposition 's effort to determine the Government 's view two or three years from now , I can only conclude that Opposition Members expect us to be in government after the next general election . |
| 9 | We have heard on the television that there will be another and there are lots of people who are in , in absolute despair , because of what happened to their houses and their properties and their furniture and everything else and I think it is only right and proper and I can only say that West Sussex County Council has by so many people that it has |
| 10 | ‘ Well , if it is indeed she , ’ came another , harder voice , ‘ I can only say that Rose Alderley is most tiresome . |
| 11 | Ellen Jebeau brought her lips tightly together and drew them inwards between her teeth before she said , with deep bitterness , ‘ I do n't know about it being a time for plain speaking , I can only say that time has shown your ingratitude for what I 've done for you over the years . ’ |