Example sentences of "[be] only [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they do recommend an envoy , and if President Clinton were to appoint someone like former President Jimmy Carter , the effect would be only to make the problem worse . |
| 2 | That 's only to advertise the place though is n't it ? |
| 3 | Yeah it 's only to keep the itching under control . |
| 4 | Both topics covered have been studied in much greater depth than we have space to discuss here , but our intention is only to illustrate the breadth of applicability of the B & B philosophy . |
| 5 | To neglect maintenance , however , is only to shift the burden from one part of the household budget to another . |
| 6 | It is only to see the dentist and escape the heat . |
| 7 | To suggest that there is an interested and informed big brother , on whom one side could lean , to give it some advantage over the other , is only to prolong the agony . |
| 8 | The big creatures stand quite high from the background , but this depth of cutting is only to make the contours clear ; the surface is a flat plane , details lightly modelled or engraved on it . |
| 9 | The primary intention is only to consider the Cossacks on a formation basis , and certainly all the evidence indicates that it never entered the mind of anyone at HQ 5 corps that a comprehensive detailed screening process should take place , to sort out liability to repatriation on an individual basis . |
| 10 | Even I would n't realise until they opened their mouths — which was only to sing the malai national anthem . |
| 11 | If I was curious it was only to see the rest of the house . |
| 12 | And the effect of the war was only to heighten the contradictions and class conflict evident before it began . |
| 13 | To question him in detail and endeavour to reconcile his answers , to closet him with accountants and sharp practitioners learned in the wiles of insolvency and bankruptcy , was only to put the case out at compound interest of incomprehensibility . |
| 14 | However , the design was only to affect the outside ; inside things must remain the same . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Sure , the newly created position with its impressive job title sounded important , but that was only to impress the media and the public . |
| 17 | ‘ We achieved nothing because the prime purpose of the movement was only to ban the book or withdraw the book from the shelves or have Rushdie brought before a court of law . |