Examples of 'could only do' in a sentence
Meaning of "could only do"
could only do - indicates a limit or restriction on one's capabilities or options. It suggests that the speaker was unable to do more than a specific action or had limited choices
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could only do
You could only do two at once really.
So many that we could only do about.
I could only do it by covering her with blankets.
I thought you could only do that with me.
I could only do that as a humane gesture.
Because they could only do it once.
I could only do one race not two.
I mean they could only do it once.
I could only do that with a pick.
They knew you could only do this job.
I could only do that with you.
Modern medicine could only do so much.
Jesus could only do these things if he were alive.
We are afraid that you could only do it in your dreams.
She could only do that with a car.
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We had a ball as could only do so much.
I could only do good for her.
But alone he could only do so much.
I could only do that for him in that desert.
You were frustrated because you could only do it in a motel.
If you could only do what you were told.
She told me that she could only do it once.
And he could only do it one day a year.
Naval officials responded that they could only do so on a particular date.
And we could only do that through your eyes.
And what we thought you could only do with software.
It could only do you some good.
Anything that detracted from that gathering could only do harm.
If you could only do it with marriage.
You can enjoy many things that you think you could only do with others.
Though she could only do it with wine glasses.
And Val came to the conclusion that we could only do one thing.
He could only do so much from there.
But it had made it clear that it could only do so under certain conditions.
You could only do that with other musicians.
I find it interesting that you could only do this when you were young.
He could only do it by sabotagingcertain freezers on the way home.
I thought you could only do it on the RR.
I could only do it by the firmness and clearness of my speech.
But he said the president could only do so on the recommendation of his doctor.
I could only do that if the victim and his family participate.
I just meant that Angela could only do so much.
I could only do two pushups at first.
He told me that the Edison could only do a few tests.
Men could only do routine job.
But I have a consultation and they could only do it today.
I thought you could only do that in the bathtub.
It was doing all kinds of noises… that you could only do by smashing it.
If we could only do this in real life.
I thought if I could only do.
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