Example sentences of "can only [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the only letter which survives written by William Springett , one can only conclude that he was a rather unpleasant man . |
| 2 | As she seems to have stayed on the island for only three weeks , however , being moved back to Stirling when the English army left Scotland at the end of September , we can only conclude that these are testimony not to Mary as an infant prodigy , but to her fascination as a source of romance and legend . |
| 3 | One can only conclude that the story about the two-way radios is entirely false . |
| 4 | We can only conclude that it was chiefly in the enthusiasm with which the British talked about it all . |
| 5 | One can only conclude that we are presented here with a deliberately unpoetical poem , an assault upon the cultivated reader 's exquisite sensibility . |
| 6 | If this view is correct , I can only conclude that I was saddled with both sets of anxieties and , in addition , that there are more and more adolescent girls today who are finding themselves in the same position . |
| 7 | From this whole picture of ignorance and inactivity , and of continuing dissent even where there was knowledge , we can only conclude that legislative acts were commonly accepted , even by those responsible for them , as expressions of hope or at best long-term intention , rather than as strictly enforceable legislative acts . |
| 8 | After these two letters , we hear no more of Osbern , and we can only conclude that he died soon after Anselm 's consecration . |
| 9 | Well , we have our own gifts , but the presentation of food is not one of them , and since French cooks and food purveyors so often appear to lose the lightness of their touch in this respect when they leave their native land and settle abroad , one can only conclude that the special stimulant which brings these gifts into flower is in the air of France itself . |
| 10 | At type II promoters we can only conclude that the precise nature of the interactions between CRP and the truncated and wild-type polymerases , and their role in the activation mechanism , remain to be determined but that the C-terminal part of the α-subunit of RNA polymerase is not involved in this process . |
| 11 | They can only conclude that ‘ Either badgers waste energy with the continued digging or very large burrows confer an advantage that has so far eluded us . ’ |
| 12 | I make the observation that given the Opposition 's effort to determine the Government 's view two or three years from now , I can only conclude that Opposition Members expect us to be in government after the next general election . |
| 13 | One can only conclude that the bare and to infinitives are anything but meaningless contextual variants . |
| 14 | One can only presume that another , more competitive product was needed to counter the twin stem camming devices made by Hugh Banner and Faces . |
| 15 | They give the appearance of a ‘ setting sun ’ under the D string and , as everything else appears to line up okay , I can only presume that the markers themselves are off-centre . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Moser ( 1978 ) typically deals with the way information is broken down in interpretation from sentences and context into meaning , and one can only presume that she proposes a similar process for the reconstruction of the message in the second language . |
| 18 | The crypts were small , too small to have needed a central pillar to support the ceiling , so we can only presume that the pillar had a symbolic significance to the Minoans ( Plate 18 ) . |
| 19 | The commitment of such a large organisation can only ensure that the levels of excellence will always remain outstanding . |
| 20 | I can only suppose that my name had respectable associations , and he thought it might allay criticism in what might be called Athenaeum circles . |
| 21 | One can only suppose that the smiths at Igbo Ukwu enjoyed demonstrating their virtuosity . |
| 22 | One can only suppose that he preferred an effective ruler , however unpleasant , to an ineffective one , however much recommended by his personal qualities . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It is not like me to lack perception and I can only suppose that my enthusiasm overruled my common sense . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I can only suggest that the feathers you had gained for your hat , or your head , during your 10 months in America , should be collected then stuck up your tochas . |
| 27 | I can only suggest that he considers Inductive Hearing with one small microphone and an amplifier . |
| 28 | To those who , for reasons of personal inhibition , administrative convenience or even from a feeling that " they " do n't need sex , are determined to " keep sex out of the Home " , one can only suggest that , ultimately , they are doomed to failure . |
| 29 | They can only suggest that their involvement may be due to such personal circumstances as geographical proximity to ‘ rougher ’ areas , conflict with parents or school authorities or an opportunity to act out racist tendencies . |
| 30 | If the husbands ask why there should be such a penalty , then I can only answer that it is because Parliament has enacted as it did . ’ |