Example sentences of "it only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | or is it only to do with doors opening ? |
| 2 | There are all kinds of reasons why this explanation will not work ; we mention it only to explain the origin of the term ‘ conduction aphasia ’ . |
| 3 | Farmers can use it only to graze sheep , in flocks of 200 or so ewes with their lambs in spring . |
| 4 | For the Balinese the ocean has always been the underworld , and source of their demons ; except for a few intrepid fishermen , they used to approach it only to scatter the cremated ashes of their dead . |
| 5 | He pushed aside the civilian Junta using it only to give decent sanction to new promotions . |
| 6 | Too many people twigged — or at least thought they did — that he had done it only to open the door of Number 10 . |
| 7 | He had toyed with the idea of marriage , flirted with it only to tease her before his godmother 's death . |
| 8 | I thought she was going to hit me : her hand which was already formed in a fist , went up — but she used it only to swipe at a cat scuttling from under a bush towards the door . |
| 9 | I could never get a decent swing with my left hand , but at best I would use it only to repel boarders . |
| 10 | A drop of soap trickled into his eyes and he rubbed it only to find that he had created more pain . |
| 11 | I remained in it only to pay off the debts left by our now failed business and needed every penny I could get . |
| 12 | I do it only to augment my income . ’ |
| 13 | He reads it only to show me how hard he is trying . |
| 14 | Out of control it caused dreadful havoc , but when it ran smoothly and sweetly it not only modified life 's aridity but added a pleasing dimension to the view , while Lydia , at present , was using it only to make mud pies . |
| 15 | Even in its innocent context near the start of Volume One , when the hobbits are using it only to help themselves along , it has an odd ring . |