Example sentences of "and i can only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holy Mass is in the evening and I can only say that the warmth of the presence of God is felt . |
| 2 | The damn window 's wide open across there and I can only see the gramophone . |
| 3 | Pollini 's technique is legendary , and I can only report that in his fiftieth year ( a large retrospective mid-price boxed set please , DG ! ) , there are still no discernible chinks in the armour ( indeed , a recent Petrushka Three Movements at the RFH would appear to suggest that he is , if anything , playing better than ever ) ! |
| 4 | The range of physical monitoring undertaken by the project has been extensive , and I can only briefly indicate below the main features of this and the conclusions so far reached . |
| 5 | He will have his failures , of course , but there will always be failures while learning anything and I can only repeat that it is a method well worth learning . |
| 6 | It could be that these varieties , which have been selectively bred for their appearance may , and I can only speculate here , have suffered some genetic or other biological imbalance caused through this selective breeding , which has opened the fish to this problem . |
| 7 | Anyone who considers such trivial questions as humour or literary merit is clearly living in a previous century and I can only refer them to the motto of the Punch accountancy department , which is : ‘ If they can read , we do n't want 'em . ’ |
| 8 | And I can only have been about nine when a schoolfriend proudly showed snaps of her mother fancy-dressed as ‘ No-one loves a fairy when she 's 40 ’ . |
| 9 | Steve Coppell 's men return for a Coca-Cola Cup-tie tomorrow and I can only suggest they pray Barnes is too tired to take part . |
| 10 | I had n't even noticed the pickets and I can only presume that they had parted before me as I walked towards them as they still do today . |
| 11 | And I can only surmise that the green gear was ordered before the Premier League learned there 'd be no sponsorship from Harry Ramsden 's ! |
| 12 | Included in it were a description and illustrations of the old and deceptive copies of Dürer , Rembrandt and some others , very necessary knowledge to a student , and I can only think these are the cause of its rise in value since going out of print . |
| 13 | He was never told why he lost his captaincy and I can only think that the committee felt that a more adventurous approach was needed . |
| 14 | The defended sites in Britain have to be studied in detail against this development and I can only hope that this short contribution may help to inspire more thought and action along these lines of research . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , both logic and practical reality now demand the divorce of such odd couples , and I can only concur , though with a compromise recommendation . |
| 16 | It was definitely a totally one-off accident , and I can only hope that nothing like that ever happens to me . ’ |
| 17 | I stare at the muddied , warped little card sealed in a deal-sized plastic bag , recognising my own writing and feeling my mouth go even drier than it already is and I can only gibber something about , Well , it looks like my writing but , I mean , and anyway , somebody , anybody could have taken that , I mean … but they just look quietly pleased and the questions go on . |
| 18 | It is not like me to lack perception and I can only suppose that my enthusiasm overruled my common sense . |
| 19 | It is not the Commission 's policy to disclose the reasons for its decisions , and I can only assume that the Commission prefer the Refreshment Department 's current practices , which were designed to promote healthy and nutritious food in the House . |
| 20 | And I can only feed your gladsome earth |
| 21 | ‘ And I can only say that the Master will not like it if his breakfast and lunch do not arrive on time , because he serves his maid coffee , engages her in chit-chat , and encourages her to read disreputable papers when she ought to be blackleading the range , or scrubbing the kitchen floor . ’ |
| 22 | My hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield has already enlarged upon the facts in the fine document which was produced in 1991 and I can only assume that they are correct . |
| 23 | ‘ Barney , it 's a wretched , miserable business and I can only guess what it 's doing to you . |
| 24 | And I can only wonder why none of the BW personnel who knew of our project ever gave any intimation that this wholesale upgrading was being considered . |
| 25 | I 'm very shy and I can only take a lot of people in small doses . |
| 26 | We have heard on the television that there will be another and there are lots of people who are in , in absolute despair , because of what happened to their houses and their properties and their furniture and everything else and I think it is only right and proper and I can only say that West Sussex County Council has by so many people that it has |
| 27 | The vagueness of some of the " Activities " tends to cause recurring difficulty , and I can only assume that Durant and Fabb have their own ways of making them work . |
| 28 | And I can only really regret with er with hindsight that er we as a District Council did n't pursue our point er more vigorously , erm as our general approach to these matters is er to cooperate as far as we possibly can rather than enter into conflict , and I think that perhaps we had n't given as much emphasis to er the er our views as we ought to have done . |
| 29 | It 's very interesting that the only way in which one tory hand went up in support in community services committee for any of the things we had before us and I can only worry , was only because the . |
| 30 | ‘ I think someone must have taken it and I can only ask them to bring it back to me , ’ said Mrs King , of Egglestone Way . |