Example sentences of "[is] only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's only to give an envelope to Louise . |
| 2 | Even if it 's only to give you the confidence you know |
| 3 | Matthew 's brown eyes were everywhere ; occasionally they met Wycliffe 's only to flit away again . |
| 4 | I mention that not in any boastful sense it 's only to reassure you that if I can do that then I , I ca n't be very much out of giving the wrong gen . |
| 5 | That 's only to advertise the place though is n't it ? |
| 6 | You recognise the anger you feel against your parents , but at this stage there 's little point in contacting them if it 's only to unload your bitterness . |
| 7 | Er , certainly I 'm sure Rachel shares her information , even if it 's only to say , you ca n't watch that because something else is on Channel Four at the same time . |
| 8 | It 's only to create an impression when you 're doing it in the day time . |
| 9 | It 's only to get rid of junk though mind . |
| 10 | Yeah it 's only to keep the itching under control . |
| 11 | Er , well it 's only to protect that . |
| 12 | They 've liaised with other organisations to make sure I 've got somebody coming in , even if it 's only to make me something to eat . |
| 13 | To claim that explanation in geography can go no further is only to say that it is inadequate to its task , and ignores the fact that many geographers are going further : |
| 14 | They exist ‘ merely as a means ’ which is only to say that , lacking language and self-consciousness , they are unable to plan and debate projects of their own as do moral agents . |
| 15 | does she agree that there 's something bizarre in er I certainly agree successful experiment it bringing to an end because it 's a successful experiment , er clearly the policy is only to continue with unsuccessful experiments . |
| 16 | and I considered whether it would be wise to write about the early history , but as my purpose is only to demonstrate . |
| 17 | The important point here , as everywhere , is only to use it when it is appropriate . |
| 18 | Both topics covered have been studied in much greater depth than we have space to discuss here , but our intention is only to illustrate the breadth of applicability of the B & B philosophy . |
| 19 | One of the great bonuses of The Third Age is time — time to spare for other people , even if it is only to listen to what they have to say . |
| 20 | The purpose of the meeting is only to record conversations . |
| 21 | The debtor remains in a sense owner ; he has a new sort of equitable ownership , ‘ an equity of redemption ’ , which he is only to lose after the court has given him ample opportunity to repay , and it becomes plain to the court that he can not or will not pay . |
| 22 | The one-year course is only to lay down the foundations of good technical training — and it is widely recognised that the course simply pushes the student into the profession with enough practical experience to find his or her feet . |
| 23 | My aim is only to point out that the situation is more complex than a simple division between ‘ Western monotheism ’ and ‘ Eastern polytheism ’ . |
| 24 | To neglect maintenance , however , is only to shift the burden from one part of the household budget to another . |
| 25 | ‘ If we suffer in life , it is only to earn our way into His Celestial Mansion when we die . ’ |
| 26 | Now , of course , it may well be that such a vision exists in your church , and that to insist on the importance of spiritual warfare , some of you might say , is only to preach to the converted . |
| 27 | Therefore the point of this section is only to draw attention to some aspects of intellectual and administrative change that can be more easily observed in a discussion on sources than in a more general context . |
| 28 | ( It will also have been a waste if the outcome is only to soften up British buyers for Japanese companies to rush in and sell us microcomputers as they have previously sold us domestic electronic equipment . ) |
| 29 | To see more deeply is only to see what Eliot found in the epigraph from Heart of Darkness which he thought might have been ‘ somewhat elucidative ’ for The Waste Land . |
| 30 | It is only to see the dentist and escape the heat . |