Example sentences of "[modal v] only guess at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he could only guess at the enemy 's destination Hawke did not hesitate , as his despatch to the Admiralty next day confirms : ‘ I have carried a press of sail all night , with a hard gale at south-south-east , in pursuit of the enemy , and make no doubt of coming up with them at sea or in Quiberon Bay . ’ |
| 2 | She could only guess at the operation . |
| 3 | The history of my birth is unclear because NHS records have now been lost , so doctors in later years could only guess at the cause of my disability which became evident a few week after I was born . |
| 4 | There was still that bleak emptiness about his eyes , and Lissa could only guess at the torment he was going through . |
| 5 | She confesses her team can only guess at the causes of the bird 's decline . |
| 6 | ‘ I can only guess at the reason , ’ Becker said . |
| 7 | The police can only guess at the scale of the problem , for stealing from gardens is not treated separately in station crime-books . |
| 8 | One can only guess at the reasons for such underreporting ; but it seems possible that exporters understate values in the hope of retaining part of the foreign exchange that they would otherwise be obliged to surrender to the authorities , while importers may wish to minimize their import duties ( and also avoid enquiries into the source of the foreign exchange used for imports ) . |
| 9 | The fact that we can only guess at the figures is one of the first clues to their situation . |
| 10 | ’ We can only guess at the pain and stress those animals suffered . |
| 11 | For one thing , we can only guess at the proportion of actual offences known to the police . |