Example sentences of "we [modal v] [verb] no [det] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this view , we can only realistically expect positivist criminology to produce ‘ probabilistic ’ theories — associating variability of cause with variability of outcome ; we should expect no more than loose associations between specified causal variables and criminal behaviour . |
| 2 | Mounds of dirt , rock and sand — little hills engulfed by dunes — blocked our view so that we could see no more than half a mile in any direction . |
| 3 | In our forthcoming activities as private dealers we will require no more than an administrative infrastructure . |
| 4 | We can expect no more than that , and we can certainly ask for no less . |
| 5 | The evolution of mammals after the Cretaceous was both extremely rapid and very complex , and we can do no more than give the roughest sketch here . |
| 6 | Its universality as far as human life is concerned depends on when it actually happened , and we can do no more than guess at the date . |
| 7 | So I think we may have to take this as part of the council meeting when we get a report back , cos obviously , there 's a degree of urgency in whatever we do about this , but I can suggest that we can do no more than report back to the next council meeting that we 've discussed this , and that it is in solicitor 's hands . |
| 8 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 9 | As we go to press , Cheek by Jowl 's new production has not yet started rehearsals , so we can say no more than that the company tell us it will be in the ‘ uproarious tradition ’ of their previous Shakespeare comedies , and that 's good news . |