Example sentences of "only [verb] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ It was felt that the Government 's proposals could only lead to inadequate funding which would inevitably force many practitioners to leave duty solicitor schemes and indeed the criminal practice permanently . ’ |
| 32 | It is clear that if the theory advanced in these pages is correct then lessening of parental authority can only lead to increasing confrontation with the younger generation . |
| 33 | As we saw , Kant showed that the two worlds fell under different laws ; and to mingle them together can only lead to meaningless nonsense . |
| 34 | It will be difficult at first but going on would only lead to more sorrow . |
| 35 | ‘ Without the talks process , there is a vacuum in Northern Ireland politics that can only lead to more violence . ’ |
| 36 | Speaking after a visit to Orkney this week , Harry Garland , BASW Scottish convener , said it ‘ would only lead to further distress for all concerned , and is not likely to lead to any clarification of the issues ’ . |
| 37 | To add further complication , English speakers rarely give that lake the name used by Swiss , French , Germans and Italians , calling it instead the Lake of Luzern , a name which the Swiss only apply to one arm ( and almost the smallest at that ) of this many-armed lake . |
| 38 | Nu and Aung San only grew to early manhood in the 1920s and 1930s . |
| 39 | Only listened to classical music on the radio or her beloved Chopin on the gramophone . |
| 40 | With PC E-mail standards being proprietary , users could only connect to other LAN users . |
| 41 | He concludes : ‘ I am very sad that a friend can only write to another friend through a third country because of the border that separates us . ’ |
| 42 | Not to have made a Will can only add to that stress . |
| 43 | That deeply masculine voice , far too close to her ear , could only belong to one person . |
| 44 | Hers only come to six pound summat . |
| 45 | You only need to one file combine , that 's one advantage , instead of three , so it 's about three times quicker . |
| 46 | ‘ Only lead to another bust-up . |
| 47 | At the time of the Korean War in 1950 he feared a Soviet invasion and he believed that the USSR would only agree to German reunification on its own terms , which could well result in Communist rule . |