Example sentences of "[that] only a [noun sg] can " in BNC.

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1 Nobody would dream of suggesting that only a man can understand male issues . ’
2 They can produce these solutions with the speed , recall and immediate availability that only a computer can provide .
3 Expert systems can produce solutions with the speed , recall , accuracy and consistency that only a computer can provide .
4 Jimbo himself had made the one effort that only a patient can make .
5 It is considered that only a solicitor can act Mr reward as an agent , as was thought was the position under the 1959 Act .
6 ‘ Nour , ’ said Marie Claire , giving him the warning glance that only a mother can command .
7 It is appalling to hear a doctor describe , with the detailed anatomical knowledge that only a doctor can have , exactly what happened to his poor body when he was tortured ceaselessly , unendingly , with just short gaps to let him regain consciousness , for weeks on end .
8 But she knows that only a miracle can make her six-month-old son beam back .
9 Moreover , the volume of literature in these other areas is such that only an outline can be presented here .
10 The best speech synthesisers are capable of producing speech of such high quality that only an expert can distinguish it from a recording of a human being 's speech ; less sophisticated synthesisers are becoming so cheap that they can now be bought for attaching to ordinary micro-computers .
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