Example sentences of "can only [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If becoming a person can only arise through communion with God , then in the same way the marriage of two persons arises and is sustained only in God . |
| 2 | However , x 3 is not now required to be an integer so we can only branch on x 1 . |
| 3 | I can only speak for London Branch , socialites we may be but professional fund-raisers ? |
| 4 | ‘ One can only speak from experience , ’ he retorted . |
| 5 | All other entities , that is , partnerships , companies or corporation can only vote via representatives authorised to vote on their behalf by a proxy form . |
| 6 | Rather , Poulantzas says , ‘ What makes them function concretely as a distinct class , as a social force , is in fact the historical phenomenon of Bonapartism ’ , thus seeming to imply that the two are interconnected in such a way that each can only exist in conjunction with the other . |
| 7 | We can only speculate on Wordsworth 's political beliefs before 1792 — in The Prelude he attributes his awakening to a French soldier , Beaupuy — ( see below ) . |
| 8 | I can only laugh at Rachel now . |
| 9 | Without the system electronically stored data/information can only consist of proto-records . |
| 10 | Sadly , this is what Arts educationalists like Malcolm Ross ( 1978 ) would deny our children , for he can only perceive of drama as a Performing Art . |
| 11 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the people of Ulster can only benefit in future from a more highly skilled work force ? |
| 12 | But if we only know the bell according to those systems we call logic or science , then we can only talk about bells . |
| 13 | I can see his point in a way ; he likes a full social life … and he does n't want to sit at home with a wife who is depressed and can only talk about babies . ’ |
| 14 | One can only talk with conviction to one 's peers . |
| 15 | We trotted calmly into it , hopped over it — and I can only rely on Karen and John 's description of what happened . |
| 16 | They can only rely on evidence obtained independently of these proceedings . |
| 17 | While you can only rely on issues raised in the statements that you exchange , and you must not mislead the court or the other side , you are not under an obligation to give your opponent notice of any weak points in your case . |
| 18 | Schedule 5 to the Act sets out a number of powers which a trustee can only exercise with sanction . |
| 19 | Lamb is another minor casualty ; he is all right to bat , but he can only throw in underarm at the moment because of a niggle , which at first was thought to be a reaction to an inoculation , but is now believed to be a minor ligament problem . |
| 20 | He is confined to a wheelchair , can not speak , and can only move x number of fingers ( where x seems to vary from one to three , according to which inaccurate article the reviewer read about me ) . |
| 21 | Some people love the excitement of the most innovative styles in furnishings ; others can only feel at home in settings with a warm traditional feeling or a breath of country air . |
| 22 | I can only think of Strach , but his lack of experience … ? |
| 23 | or kind of oven in nine , I can only think of Oakhouse as a kind of oven but erm I do n't know whether that 's it or not . |
| 24 | It is a cardinal error , and one to which intellectual historians are especially prone , to suppose that people can only think in terms of one set of assumptions . |
| 25 | We know that it can only oscillate at frequencies which correspond to the fundamental note and its overtones . |
| 26 | Finally , an emotional attachment or special friendship — call it what you will — can only go from strength to strength now , and in this respect , October should have a fairytale ending . |
| 27 | Her rehabilitation is now almost complete , and thanks to the special care of the Stokenchurch dog 's home and the patience of her new owners , she can only go from strength to strength . |
| 28 | Does , does that mean you can only go in winter here ? |
| 29 | Virtually every create is able to detect the sun 's light , although some can only distinguish between light and darkness . |
| 30 | The decline of British Rail and Darlington FC , I can only observe with sadness , but the rape of Skinnergate and Northgate by traffic angers me . |