Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he had lived alone before his stroke , he had to hire 24-hour nursing help , and a nurse accompanied him whenever he went out , which was initially only to attend for rehabilitation care . |
| 2 | William 's grandad had a lot of friends , unless they were there only to make sure he was safely laid to rest , where he could n't get up to much more mischief . |
| 3 | CATHERINE If I did , it was probably only to keep you in order . |
| 4 | If anyone spoke , it was usually only to voice condemnation of British Rail for the time it took to get served . |
| 5 | A tiny voice of reason in her mind kept trying to convince her he was there only to bring her some new information about the court case , but her ridiculous heart refused to listen , all but taking wings within her as she sang . |