Example sentences of "[pron] only [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Always put a knowledgeable and reliable person at the tail , and remind them only to hold the tail down if that is necessary to move the glider easily . ) |
| 2 | With the leave of the House , it remains for me only to thank the Select Committee on Energy for allowing us to hear the Government 's reply . |
| 3 | ‘ Promise me only to stay a week . ’ |
| 4 | There are all kinds of reasons why this explanation will not work ; we mention it only to explain the origin of the term ‘ conduction aphasia ’ . |
| 5 | For the Balinese the ocean has always been the underworld , and source of their demons ; except for a few intrepid fishermen , they used to approach it only to scatter the cremated ashes of their dead . |
| 6 | Too many people twigged — or at least thought they did — that he had done it only to open the door of Number 10 . |
| 7 | It is not enough for us only to see the need of the contract ( the essence of level one ) or even the attractiveness and reliability of the terms ( levels two and three ) . |