Example sentences of "only [vb infin] to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 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 .
2 ‘ With the old system we could only react to what members of the public told us .
3 Some firms are acting as though this measure will only apply to their companies . ’
4 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 .
5 A new baby would only add to her workload .
6 ‘ The latest events you describe can only add to her unhappiness .
7 Indeed the evidence ( Wilson 1980 , Evans 1981 ) suggests that disruptive pupils are exposed to an inferior curriculum which may only add to their difficulties .
8 Luke 's age would only add to his glamour .
9 We were a one-parent family , and as I had to work full-time , I felt that a dog would only add to my problems .
  Next page