Example sentences of "could only [verb] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | failed to take full advantage of Gretna 's slip up and could only draw 3–3 Tow despite going into a 3–2 lead with three minutes left . |
| 2 | and all that , and she could only eat liquid food for six weeks |
| 3 | The Conservatives faced strong opposition within their own ranks to any major changes in boundaries : they could only contain this opposition by their readiness to accept detailed amendments throughout the process . |
| 4 | I could only confess that loss in sounds |
| 5 | I think Dad was the kind of person who could only love one person in his life . |
| 6 | If that policy were applied throughout Britain , as was also said by the right hon. Gentleman , it would cost £1.2 billion — an additional cost to the taxpayer which could only mean less investment in roads . |
| 7 | He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time . |
| 8 | Brazilian formula one driver Ayrton Senna was third , with £14.5 million , while Mansell 's Williams team mate Ricardo Patrese could only manage 16th place on a modest £5 million . |
| 9 | Rahal , regarded as Mansell 's main rival this weekend , could only manage eighth place in qualifying because of problems with steering and road holding . |
| 10 | Therefore , where a document is a copy , the other party could only make significant use of this fact to question the probative value of the evidence if serious questions could be raised regarding the procedures by which the copy was made . |
| 11 | The Security Service , on the other hand , argued that violent demonstrations which threatened public order could only benefit political extremism in general , as it provided incentive for recruitment for both fascists and communists . |
| 12 | Husayn could only contemplate this option with equanimity if most of the Palestine refugees moved out of his territory — presumably back to Palestine , an issue considered in the next chapter . |
| 13 | He could only see one man at the back of the plane , refuelling it . |
| 14 | Patrick could only understand one word of the shouted order and that word was ‘ hostage ’ . |
| 15 | A boxer before the war , Charles Nungesser had been smashed up so badly that by the time of Verdun he had to be lifted bodily into the cockpit and could only use one leg on the rudder controls . |
| 16 | I thought to myself , if I could only get that back to 2020 , how much would it be worth ! |
| 17 | He could only get temporary relief from certain drugs and it was believed that the same drug contributed to the hardening of the liver which led to his death . |