Example sentences of "could only [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rubberneck could only compare it with a wedding , the crush , as a fight , when the cars drove off and they always threw out coins . |
| 2 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 3 | ‘ If the weather 's dry and if you do n't mind how you treat your car — or maybe you could only do it in a jeep , I 've never tried it . |
| 4 | The verderers ' familiarity with the district from earlier years could only serve them in a general way , for the woodland paths varied from season to season . |
| 5 | Was this a habit he had grown into over the years or had he always been like this , turning his wife into an invalid before there was any real need , a man who could only see himself in a solicitous relationship with other people ? |
| 6 | Which is sold everywhere today , you could only buy it in a chemist shop , tea . |
| 7 | Sometimes you could only have them for a day or two before passing them on . |