Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They still had some close escapes , the most important of which came after 49 minutes when midfielder Michael Thomas beat the keeper with his cross-shot only to see the ball come off the foot of a defender on the line . |
| 2 | He paused in his writing only to listen to a rather attractive Finnish poetess reading a sequence about her marital problems . |
| 3 | Thereupon he turns back irresolutely and returns to his house only to find , as a fresh disappointment , that his wife is not there . |
| 4 | She was gabbling , her voice breathy and barely under control , because she 'd raised her eyes to his face only to find the expression there more disturbing than the casual masculine pose he 'd adopted , and which had already reminded her of the night she 'd spent in his bed . |
| 5 | It was a stupid thing , he thought , three gold baubles on springs that set up a continual motion , banging one against the other , and he kept it on his desk only to please her . |
| 6 | The astonished porter disposes of this body as the previous one , but returns for his payment only to find , apparently , the corpse waiting for him again . |