Example sentences of "only [vb pp] to the [noun sg] of " 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 perverse laws of sexual attraction ensured that this lack of interest only added to the appeal of her generously-made , rosy beauty . |
3 | Oxbridge , then , was only lifted to the apex of the study of English language , literature , and history when it was subjected to the demands for national efficiency and leadership . |
4 | He destroyed my dreams in his first sentence by assuring me that the current wrought iron well cover only dated to the beginning of this century . |
5 | The idea of determining resources according to need was only applied to the division of resources between regions , never to the total amount of resources to be allocated . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | ‘ I 've only got to the end of the year but my family will be carrying on where I left off . |
8 | For this reason it was really only suited to the manufacture of plywood , for which it was immensely successful . |
9 | The clash in underlying values between Britain and the United States on the one hand and the former Soviet Union on the other , is illustrated by the fact that an act of financial speculation — which has not only led to the accumulation of great wealth but has also occasionally received public honour in Britain and the United States — might have earned the perpetrator the death sentence in the Soviet Union . |
10 | Restoration here has not only led to the repair of townscape , it has also created jobs for skilled craftsmen ( conservation creates more employment per pound than new build ) , and led to much needed housing for homeless and disadvantaged people . |