Example sentences of "could only [verb] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | As stated earlier , expenditure could only equal the value of NOSTRO accounts , the size of which only equal withdrawals from the US money supply in earlier time periods in any case . |
| 2 | Smith somehow got back to clear Stuart Rimmer 's shot off the line after the Quakers ' new style offside trap was sprung by Paul Comstive , and Mark Prudhoe could only head the ball to the forward 's feet . |
| 3 | Holiday homes were reduced to firewood , and the emergency services could only reach the site by helicopter . |
| 4 | TED COULD only enlist the spirit of Churchill to his cause . |
| 5 | But I could only feel the sun on the back of my head and a sad , frightened sensation , as if something inside me was crying . |
| 6 | I could only resolve the confusion by refusing to be involved with any political activity . |
| 7 | He was far too honourable to approach Asquith with a deal which could only mean the compromise of both their principles for a period of artificial power , not unlike the last years of the Coalition ; and he saw that an anti-socialist alliance could only lead , in the end , to a major Labour victory . |
| 8 | But through the clogging pain in her breast , she could only seen the gaze of Lady Usk — dark and knowing . |
| 9 | But there were still the strongest links with the defense of Christianity ; for the excellence of the machinery could only confirm the excellence of its Maker . |
| 10 | Any ruling in Mansell 's favour could only affect the size of his $50,000 ( £31,500 ) fine , Balestre added . |
| 11 | Rugby has long prided itself on its image as a players ' game and any ‘ play to entertain ’ push could only accelerate the drift towards professionalism . |
| 12 | If , for some reason , we could only observe the ball at low energies , we would then think that there were thirty-seven different types of ball ! |
| 13 | There was a psalm he wanted to say before he went , but he could only remember the beginning of it , so he repeated the words over and over again : " Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee , O Lord : Lord hear my voice … " |
| 14 | The tragedy of The Smiths is that Morrissey could only become the victim of the perfection of his style . |
| 15 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 16 | In the darkness Gabriel could only see the shape of a woman sitting on a horse . |
| 17 | The picture itself was so dark he could only see the image of Emily in the glass , naked and moving wildly , her buttocks pumping urgently against him . |
| 18 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 19 | ‘ And I should have realised that you 'd be the one who could only see the thing from one angle , ’ he retorted harshly . |
| 20 | But now the power of the Lords had been cut down by an Act of Parliament , and they could only postpone the enactment of the Home Rule Bill for two years . |
| 21 | Worshippers could only play music on Fridays and Sundays , were banned from having a bass drum , and could only use the church between 8am and 10pm . |
| 22 | He could only use the microphone after his two Iraqi assistants had gone home . |
| 23 | The Turkish government continued to maintain that any re-opening could only follow the lifting of sanctions against Iraq by the UN Security Council . |
| 24 | FARWELL L.J. : The plaintiffs could only accept the money on the terms upon which it was offered . |
| 25 | He could only imagine the impatience of the thousands waiting in the late summer sun outside . |
| 26 | Jenny could only judge the effectiveness of her cool self-possessed act from its results . |
| 27 | Until the sixteenth century most iron had been produced in ‘ bloomeries ’ , rough hearths where the iron ore was melted in what amounted to puddles ; it could only produce the metal in lumps in small quantities . |
| 28 | Not all α-granules may respond in the same way to secretory stimuli ; for example , Zucker et al ( 1979 ) , who found that over 80 per cent of platelet factor VIII-related antigen was present in the α-granules could only demonstrate the release of 30 per cent of this in response to stimulation with collagen . |