Example sentences of "[noun sg] serve only [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sea crossing served only to emphasise the idyll we left behind . |
| 2 | In fact , however , their very rarity served only to make the procedure arbitrary in the extreme and , indeed , may have added to the reluctance of owners to offer land for development at all . |
| 3 | Large amounts of coffee , alcohol and cigarettes as well as usage serve only to aggravate the problem , particularly if they are taken in place of a meal . |
| 4 | Luke Thackray 's warning served only to increase the sarcasm in his mother 's face . |
| 5 | She did what she could with her tousled mass of auburn curls , but when she twisted it into its usual topknot the starkness of the style served only to emphasise the weariness in her wide-set eyes , and with a little mutter of disgust she let the curls fall again , tumbling about her shoulders in riotous abandon . |
| 6 | This negative approach serves only to deny the health authority some service from potential employees . |
| 7 | But the question then arises as to whether all this interactive effort serves only to facilitate the internalization of linguistic knowledge , as Long appears to imply , or whether it does not also develop the executive ability referred to earlier , whereby the learner can access that knowledge in a range of communicative contexts . |
| 8 | Bedford ..... 6 Wasps ...... 57 BEDFORD have now conceded 117 points in their last two matches and this latest reversal served only to illustrate the plight of a club who a few months ago were celebrating their arrival in the Courage First Division . |