Example sentences of "only [to-vb] that [pron] do [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It usually turns into a frustrating , time consuming and exhausting task , particularly when you move pieces of furniture only to find that they do n't fit in the place you wanted to put them . |
| 2 | I just do n't want you having to face the pater only to find that she did n't mean half she said . |
| 3 | It is acknowledged , however , that in its efforts to support the capitalist system , politically and economically , the capitalist state creates and expands public and social services only to find that it does not have the required resources to meet the growing cost of the public sector . |
| 4 | The church is to be distinctive from the rest of the world ; people around us are familiar with a way of life where rank and wealth matter , and people want to achieve what they think matters — only to find that it does n't satisfy them ; God 's people are to have a way of life which is based on equality in God 's sight , and not be measured in terms of social standing . |
| 5 | But a final word of caution : venturis are temperamental , and to enclose yours within a blockwork wall , only to find that it did n't work properly , would be frustrating . |