Example sentences of "can [vb infin] only the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can see only the end-product , and have to infer the vanished scaffolding . |
| 2 | The difference between material relations and social relations is that knowledge can transform the nature of social relations but knowledge can transform only the specificity of material relations . |
| 3 | ‘ An absolute king , ’ wrote Voltaire , ‘ unless he is a monster , can wish only the greatness and prosperity of his State , because it is his own greatness and prosperity , because every father wishes the good of his own household . |
| 4 | In other words , they can lose only the value of their shares in the company . |
| 5 | By way of correction I can offer only the thought that the word comprimat in the third line of Musae Jovis is a jussive subjunctive ( ‘ let … crush ’ ) , not an indicative ( ‘ crushes ’ ) . |
| 6 | It can define only the quantity and quality of its journey . |