Example sentences of "have only [vb pp] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | H. raised his special grievance , but his complaint published in the Sunday Express has only added to the completeness of his downfall … |
| 2 | The fate of attempted reforms has only added to the north 's alienation , as Catholic bishops have time and again pulled Dublin 's politicians by the ear — ‘ a question ’ , as the senior archbishop put it earlier this month , ‘ of legislators respecting the moral convictions to which people adhere , and which are influenced by their membership of the church . ’ |
| 3 | Britain has only agreed to a package of £65 billion a year . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've only got to the end of the year but my family will be carrying on where I left off . |
| 5 | Surprisingly , perhaps , he had only risen to the rank of major but , nevertheless , this status had afforded him a certain standard of living , being waited on by subordinates , an agreeable social life and plenty of opportunity , whenever the fancy took him , of indulging in affairs with the opposite sex . |
| 6 | Cattell had only returned to the department 's care in February , after another difficult spell with her mother , but her condition had apparently improved significantly . |