Example sentences of "[conj] only [to-vb] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If only to stop the ache of its stupid squeaking on our eardrums . |
| 2 | When the early , possibly wooden , convent of St Peter in Chichester was replaced in 1075 by a college of secular priests a new church became essential , if only to reinforce the image of episcopal authority . |
| 3 | Breach of this provision would normally lead to expulsion , if only to pre-empt the possibility of a creditor seeking to have a receiver appointed . |
| 4 | In another few months Nahum could see he would have to resign his Governorship , if only to save the expense of his weekly journeys by train . |
| 5 | It 's worth climbing here if only to appreciate the cleanliness of other crags ! |
| 6 | For me , this rest in the colour scheme at this time of year is important if only to appreciate the exuberance of the other seasons all the more . |
| 7 | Nor had Ivor ; but the circumstances of his death gave him a posthumous popularity , if only to make the crime of which Georgina was accused seem fouler . |
| 8 | if only to reduce the number of 100 metre ( 330 ft ) round trips up and down a fully paid-out set of lines , which always seems to happen when you are on your own ! |
| 9 | Denials had to be issued , if only to reduce the risk of libel . |
| 10 | It was both horrible and necessary , if only to prevent the spread of the disease throughout the Domain ; but it was just that — the horrible necessity of death — that gave it its fascination . |
| 11 | Would not it be a good thing to allow barbers to open on Sunday , if only to help the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Eastwood ( Mr. Stewart ) ? |
| 12 | Some folk suspected that after he had dropped out , Kilpatrick had also had someone bidding on his behalf , if only to raise the value of his half-share . |
| 13 | If ivy starts to grow up the trunk of a tree with attractive bark , it may be worth removing the ivy , but only to preserve the appearance of the tree , not its state of health . |
| 14 | A number of methods for initiating embryonic fibroblast culture are described in the literature ( e.g. 21 ) and it is not proposed to review them here but only to mention the introduction of BrdU and subsequent harvest of the cells ( Table 8 ) . |