Example sentences of "can only [verb] [conj] " 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 | Such a state can only arise where structural surfaces very nearly conform to an equilibrium profile . |
| 15 | Such a possibility can only arise if the impulsive components of the matter tensor occurring on the boundary of region IV have negative energy density . |
| 16 | Secondly , that liability to pay can only arise if the company goes into liquidation . |
| 17 | This effect can only arise if the nonword " are being transformed into a phonological code before lexical access is attempted . |
| 18 | With fixed exchange rates , an inflationary impulse from the exchange rate can only arise when there is a devaluation of the domestic currency . |
| 19 | Security means defence against all comers and contingencies ; as such , it can only materialise when the world is purged of uncertainty . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been tasting bits all day , so when it comes to serving dinner I can only sit and chat . ’ |
| 21 | One can only presume that another , more competitive product was needed to counter the twin stem camming devices made by Hugh Banner and Faces . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 ) . |
| 26 | You can only score if your centre of gravity is inside the area as your technique makes contact . |
| 27 | The commitment of such a large organisation can only ensure that the levels of excellence will always remain outstanding . |
| 28 | I can only suppose that my name had respectable associations , and he thought it might allay criticism in what might be called Athenaeum circles . |
| 29 | One can only suppose that the smiths at Igbo Ukwu enjoyed demonstrating their virtuosity . |
| 30 | One can only suppose that he preferred an effective ruler , however unpleasant , to an ineffective one , however much recommended by his personal qualities . |