Example sentences of "could only [verb] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 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 | By that he meant an individual could only commit an offence under the sub-section if , inter alia , he had actively sought the information proscribed ; receipt of unsolicited information was not sufficient . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Holiday homes were reduced to firewood , and the emergency services could only reach the site by helicopter . |
| 5 | TED COULD only enlist the spirit of Churchill to his cause . |
| 6 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 7 | Dublin was not an industrialised city like Manchester or Birmingham ; the city 's industries of brewing and distilling could only absorb a fraction of the labour force . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Bradford slowly got into the game and nearly took the lead when Mark Prudhoe could only parry a piledriver from Mike Duxbury , then punched the ball away from the onrushing Sean McCarthy . |
| 10 | Bradford slowly got into the game and nearly took the lead when Mark Prudhoe could only parry a piledriver from Mike Duxbury , then punched the ball away from the onrushing Sean McCarthy . |
| 11 | I could only resolve the confusion by refusing to be involved with any political activity . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | A nuclear war could only last a matter of days and would be fought with the weapons that were in the hands of the military at the time ; there would be no question of re-supply , so British operational independence would not be jeopardized by buying US missiles . |
| 14 | Yorath reports no injury worries and he was further heartened last weekend when Rumania , who thrashed the Welsh 5–1 in May , could only manage a draw at home to Czechoslovakia . |
| 15 | It may sound priggish , but she says it 's unwise to go against one 's nature , its fundamental requirements , she knew that she could only make a go of it , a real go — and that was what she wanted — with some very extraordinary kind of man , and she had n't met him yet . |
| 16 | But through the clogging pain in her breast , she could only seen the gaze of Lady Usk — dark and knowing . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Any ruling in Mansell 's favour could only affect the size of his $50,000 ( £31,500 ) fine , Balestre added . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ! |
| 21 | 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 … " |
| 22 | The tragedy of The Smiths is that Morrissey could only become the victim of the perfection of his style . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | In the darkness Gabriel could only see the shape of a woman sitting on a horse . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 27 | ‘ And I should have realised that you 'd be the one who could only see the thing from one angle , ’ he retorted harshly . |
| 28 | Secondly , the Wellcome Security Sub-System would control the operator identity passwords and ensure that : ( a ) an operator could only enter a system from a particular logical terminal ; and ( b ) that the operator could only access the system — and , indeed , programs — for which he/she was authorised . |
| 29 | He might have listened to complaints of how stifling an aunt could be when one wanted to wander around London alone , or how one got sick in Venice or Paris , but he could only touch an elbow with mock sympathy or pat a sea-sprayed hand . |
| 30 | The 13 Clacton members could only muster an average of one oz per man to the two oz per man of the 18 Felixstowe members . |