Example sentences of "could only [vb infin] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chris could only stare at the slowly moving ship . |
| 2 | We could only travel at the rate of the slowest ship , and once out in the Irish Sea were ‘ blacked out ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | She could only guess at the operation . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | There was still that bleak emptiness about his eyes , and Lissa could only guess at the torment he was going through . |
| 7 | I walked down it from the top to bottom and could only marvel at the way it had been constructed . |
| 8 | She could only wonder at the woman . |
| 9 | There were dark schemes afoot , he said — some with their roots going back for years — and if Hitler could achieve it , the replacement of King George by his brother could only occur at the cost of Winston 's life . |