Example sentences of "can only suppose that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only suppose that my name had respectable associations , and he thought it might allay criticism in what might be called Athenaeum circles . |
| 2 | One can only suppose that the smiths at Igbo Ukwu enjoyed demonstrating their virtuosity . |
| 3 | One can only suppose that he preferred an effective ruler , however unpleasant , to an ineffective one , however much recommended by his personal qualities . |
| 4 | I can only suppose that a large bird took hold of the ring on top of the box with his talons , and flew away with it . |
| 5 | It is not like me to lack perception and I can only suppose that my enthusiasm overruled my common sense . |
| 6 | Their notion of the essence of tragedy is " the struggle of the hero with fate " ( like Schelling ) or " the triumph of the moral world-order " ( like Schiller ) or " the discharge of the emotions " ( like Lessing and other neo-Aristotelians ) One can only suppose that they are incapable of the proper response to tragedy : that is , an aesthetic response to a work of art . |