Example sentences of "only [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | she pretended to leave the bwca alone one evening , only to creep to his door and eavesdrop on his singing : |
| 2 | She seemed to find it difficult to make friends , and the fact that she hardly ever wandered far from the house only added to her loneliness . |
| 3 | Even the deeds of valour , so proudly recorded , only added to her depression as she reminded herself that each was committed in response to yet one more example of man 's inhumanity to man . |
| 4 | By the time she reached the bottom the dragon had vanished , but this , far from mattering , only added to her amusement . |
| 5 | It was the same sensitive touch he brought to their lovemaking , and the knowledge only added to her store of love for him , for she saw how he was the sort of man who was all of a piece , mentally and physically , a complete human being , someone she could only admire , despite the hell he put her through . |
| 6 | However , the fact that the royal scholars had found conservative rather than revolutionary arguments to support their case only added to their appeal , and Henry read the Collectanea with interest and approval in the late summer of 1530 . |
| 7 | This had become a source of irritation to her companions and only added to their resentment . |
| 8 | The inherent exoticism of the place can have only added to its allure and , for those whose tastes tended in that direction , the soft purring caresses and total availability of the bar-girls must have seemed irresistible . |
| 9 | It was totally different from anything Sabine possessed in England , but that only added to its charm . |
| 10 | The fact that he might be taking a considerable risk only added to his excitement . |
| 11 | But the behaviour of Reverend Prentice has only added to his anguish . |
| 12 | The edginess of the others only added to his opinion of his own rectitude . |
| 13 | Labour MP Tam Dalyell yesterday said : ‘ The fact that these allegations are made in a book generally praising the conduct of British troops only adds to their seriousness . |
| 14 | But a stray recollection of a golliwog Maurice had given her for her fifth birthday undid the effect in an instant and she reached Swans ' Meadow with her eyes red and face blotchy from tears , only to find to her surprise that Ursula was in a similar condition . |
| 15 | Was he perhaps , an applicant for the Coniston lease earlier , only to find to his mortification that Roe had effected a fait accompli ? |
| 16 | There was no way they could avoid touching , and it only added to her torment of mind and spirit . |
| 17 | When Kitty said ‘ Oh , she wo n't really do that , ’ in an exasperated voice , it only added to his mystification . |
| 18 | In this case , Brenda not only accommodates to her father 's language variety ( Standard English , in terms of syntax ) but actually echoes his words in agreement in the first part of her turn . |
| 19 | He can not only bring to our remembrance what Jesus taught , but can reveal to us the deeper significance of his person , his death and resurrection which we could never have grasped by historical contemporaneity . |
| 20 | Choose your type of moisturiser , not only according to your skin type , but also in relation to the climate . |
| 21 | A bishop 's status was not only connected to his role in defining Christian society and to his monopolization of holy places and objects , but also based on legally conferred rights and obligations dating from the late Roman period . |
| 22 | Taking pills or powders for headaches and stomach upsets is only adding to your system 's toxicity . |
| 23 | The fact that Charlie managed to run a book on the side only contributed to his contentment and stability . |
| 24 | h he 's got a , he 's coming down from Edinburgh and he wants to call in and see me about something and I do n't know what because I 've only spoken to his secretary . |
| 25 | He was rarely home , even Pat only went to his flat three or four times . |
| 26 | I was my hair every other day and usually only go to my hairdresser before a party . |
| 27 | He was staring and trembling and his great-size seemed only to add to his air of stricken misery . |
| 28 | The affair seemed only to add to his status as folk hero . |
| 29 | In a cloak and dagger operation , he got in touch and insisted he could only come to her shop when there would be no other customers around . |
| 30 | A new baby would only add to her workload . |