Example sentences of "[pron] be only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had read enough to know that the way the Bristol Cancer Help Centre promulgated was a considerable challenge , although how hard a challenge I was only to appreciate later . |
| 2 | She wrapped up the clogs and gave them back to me with the instruction that I was only to wear the shoes when I came to call . |
| 3 | They exist ‘ merely as a means ’ which is only to say that , lacking language and self-consciousness , they are unable to plan and debate projects of their own as do moral agents . |
| 4 | Even I would n't realise until they opened their mouths — which was only to sing the malai national anthem . |
| 5 | She 's only to give an envelope to Louise . |
| 6 | I mention that not in any boastful sense it 's only to reassure you that if I can do that then I , I ca n't be very much out of giving the wrong gen . |
| 7 | You recognise the anger you feel against your parents , but at this stage there 's little point in contacting them if it 's only to unload your bitterness . |
| 8 | It 's only to create an impression when you 're doing it in the day time . |
| 9 | Er , certainly I 'm sure Rachel shares her information , even if it 's only to say , you ca n't watch that because something else is on Channel Four at the same time . |
| 10 | Even if it 's only to give you the confidence you know |
| 11 | Er , well it 's only to protect that . |
| 12 | Yeah it 's only to keep the itching under control . |
| 13 | They 've liaised with other organisations to make sure I 've got somebody coming in , even if it 's only to make me something to eat . |
| 14 | It 's only to get rid of junk though mind . |
| 15 | It is only to see the dentist and escape the heat . |
| 16 | ‘ If we suffer in life , it is only to earn our way into His Celestial Mansion when we die . ’ |
| 17 | One of the great bonuses of The Third Age is time — time to spare for other people , even if it is only to listen to what they have to say . |
| 18 | ‘ But you must not think it is only to bring you charity that I came . |
| 19 | Whenever they let a letter pass , it is only to encourage and watch for the answer . |
| 20 | If the word " real " in the sense of " actual " or " actually existent " has any discernible function at all , then it is only to indicate in a roundabout way that a certain proposition , or propositions , are actally true ; and " true " , as we have just seen , is itself eliminable as a propositional predicate . |
| 21 | When families like those in the novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett hold on to their houses at all costs , it is only to discover that their houses hold on to them . |
| 22 | I mean it is only to have something with you , in n it ? |
| 23 | The debtor remains in a sense owner ; he has a new sort of equitable ownership , ‘ an equity of redemption ’ , which he is only to lose after the court has given him ample opportunity to repay , and it becomes plain to the court that he can not or will not pay . |
| 24 | She knew it was only to talk to her ; there was a yearning look in his eyes , a look that was too young for the rest of his face . |
| 25 | If I was curious it was only to see the rest of the house . |
| 26 | If he wanted her , even if it was only to satiate a temporary need , even if she was only a substitute for the woman he really wanted , then she would oblige , because he had reduced her will-power to nothing . |
| 27 | If they had any reservations about the amenities he was so tastelessly flaunting , it was only to ask themselves what his profit margin must be if he could afford this stuff . |
| 28 | It was only to teach her a little lesson that I 'd added some nail-varnish remover to the ephedrine in that nasal spray she carried around everywhere . |
| 29 | When , not long before his execution , he passed comment on the mass-murder of the Nazi camps , it was only to point out that there were problems in supply and control during the last days of the Third Reich . |
| 30 | But when he spoke again it was only to express some anxiety about the conduct of the services while he was away . |