Example sentences of "only [prep] [be] [vb pp] [adj] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sure — ’ Derek began , only to be cut short by Charlotte . |
| 2 | What with hauling carpets in and out , cleaning the wallpaper with a loose dough — a trick Sally-Anne found oddly satisfying , if messy — washing every curtain , sheet , blanket , cushion-cover , piece of crockery , floorboard , door and window-frame , ceiling — you name it , Sally-Ann cleaned it — by Sunday she felt quite stunned and had gone to sleep during the rector 's sermon , only to be prodded awake by Matey , to a smiling Dr Neil 's amusement . |
| 3 | At times we seemed to be on an unavoidable collision course with menacing sharp edged rocks , only to be swept clear by the current at the last minute . |
| 4 | But previous UN convoys to Gorazde have also been permitted to cross the border , only to be stopped short by the Serbs at Rogatica , 20 miles from the besieged town . |
| 5 | Just before half-time , Doherty had a strong header well saved , while Johnston nipped in well to get on the end of a Beatty cross only to be forced wide by the keeper . |