Example sentences of "only have been [verb] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mind Full Of Worries ’ is a strolling , easy to like thing with strumming guitars , clever lyrics that could probably only have been written by a woman , and a somewhat dreary American voice that sounds a bit too country for my liking . |
| 2 | The paragraph itself could only have been written by a cad . |
| 3 | The anatomy of living things is so complex and delicate that they could only have been created by a Supreme Creator . |
| 4 | Having observed Thatcher 's boorish behaviour , Abse comments : ‘ Such a jealous and ruthless super-ego can only have been formed by a prohibiting mother who is brusque and prematurely insists upon early toilet training . ’ |
| 5 | At a time when business is tottering , Landy 's enterprise sails close to the wind and could only have been mounted by a dealer whose new lease in Charlotte Street has secured his own operation . |
| 6 | But if one manages to gain their confidence the reward is a feast of learning and interesting comment which can only have been acquired by a lifetime spent largely in reading . |
| 7 | However , these thoughts would only have been thought by a Christian audience of that time . |
| 8 | The poems which impressed the gentleman could only have been produced by a poet with rings around her eyes . |