Examples of 'they could only' in a sentence
Meaning of "they could only"
implies that the group or individuals mentioned had limited options or capabilities in a particular situation
How to use "they could only" in a sentence
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they could only
If they could only make my family disappear.
Other times they could only wait.
They could only travelusing sublight engines.
Sometimes they could only wait.
They could only keep pounding forward.
These are things they could only dream of before.
They could only take two dogs.
For a long time they could only weep.
They could only trace it to the switchboard.
The horrors that they could only know.
Or they could only see the death.
It would not be so little if they could only flatten it out.
And they could only walk on asphalt.
In such grave circumstances they could only rely on themselves.
They could only be achieved by revolutionary means.
They said that they could only save one.
They could only follow these rules.
During this period they could only meet up on weekends.
They could only fear the heavens.
Except in the bank they could only be a foot or so in depth.
They could only worry in their mind.
Some were so big that they could only be moved by crane.
If they could only broaden their thinking.
Naval officials responded that they could only do so on a particular date.
They could only be regarded as common servants.
That suggests that they could only be moved very slowly.
They could only declare him missing.
They decided that they could only give me a store credit.
They could only be passed through inheritance.
I was told very firmly that they could only accept a fax.
They could only walk with assistance.
Everyone travels there and they could only take one anyway.
So they could only stand there in a daze.
The practicality of balloons was limited because they could only travel downwind.
They could only choose to temporarily retreat.
Seem a hardship that they could only meet infrequently and for.
They could only see to the front.
What interesting stories they could tell if they could only speak.
They could only take one person.
Clearly a combination of many extinct languages which they could only have.
They could only propose limited modifications.
And they were very sad that they could only pick one.
They could only be sustained by constant immigration.
One of the regulations was that they could only operate from designated areas.
They could only be differentiated by their voices.
In their notebooks and books they could only use pencil and crayons.
They could only form new ones.
Finance department employees said they could only accept checks or money orders.
They could only block the site.
The practicality of balloons was limited by the fact that they could only travel downwind.
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