Example sentences of "only [verb] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mayson was denied his hat-trick by good ‘ keeping and twice Smyth was through , only to go for the unselfish option when perhaps a shot would have been better . |
| 2 | So the argument that Mr Major needs only to wait for the inevitable victory , after the inevitable economic recovery , should be taken with a fistful of salt . |
| 3 | He only entered for the Foreign Office and the block plan , with a total of ten drawings , and was awarded one of the fifth prizes for his Foreign Office design . |
| 4 | She 's worried any of them could be killed … and for now she can only wait for the missing cat to return |
| 5 | Every girl in New York who is not a singer is only waiting for the right break to come along so she can get to be one . |
| 6 | we only insure for the intrinsic value of |
| 7 | ‘ I was only aiming for the British record , ’ Wooderson declared in a state of shock which caused him sleepless nights for a week . |
| 8 | When hiring tools from HSS Hire Shops you only pay for the actual time the equipment is in use ; in addition you have the HAE assurance that the tools you select are regularly maintained , and are in a safe condition . |
| 9 | Otherwise she had only praise for the beautiful island . |
| 10 | Retrofits have proved more expensive and really only serve for the short term . |
| 11 | Data was only recorded for the near contract , excluding the delivery month , because volume was low in the deferred contracts and in the near contract during the delivery month . |
| 12 | Only work for the socialist revolution and you work for justice for everyone ; blacks , women , oppressed minorities everywhere . |