Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] only [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In June his mother enquired about progress only to be told ‘ Why , he is not even thinking of it … so far we know nothing either about the cast or about the libretto ’ . |
| 2 | Then Hereford substitute Colin Anderson ran into a crowd of defenders only to be brought down by Barrow . |
| 3 | It 's of course only to be expected that people should moan about the tax they 've got to pay and people always complain that it seems to go up every year . |
| 4 | The second Bill had passed through the House of Commons only to be thrown out by the House of Lords which could reject all legislation except money bills . |
| 5 | Too often she had seen her mother frowning with anxiety as she divided the contents of her father 's wage packet up between the jars labelled ‘ Rent ’ and ‘ Electric ’ and ‘ Coal Money ’ , too often at the end of the week she had watched her count out the pennies for a pound of sausages only to be able to buy just a half-pound , two for her father , one each for Paula and Sally , and only the scrapings of the pan to go with her own potatoes . |
| 6 | Someone will reach for a tin of fish-paste only to be brought up short by another member of the party reminding them that fish-paste is unclean , while someone else may get as far as the checkout with a year 's supply of baked beans , when , across the crowded shelves of the supermarket , comes a voice reminding them of the danger they are facing . |
| 7 | On sixty one minutes , Steve Jenkins ran through on to Gary Murphy 's through ball only to be died by the cross bar . |
| 8 | I fell into bed only to be woken by the telephone an hour later at 1.30am . |
| 9 | So many made it onto land only to be turned back by some unforeseen ailment . |
| 10 | But even in remote situations I would strongly advise against this , after doing as much in a cottage in Appin only to be greeted by the landlord who had popped in to see if we were alright . |
| 11 | In 1872 he served briefly on Birmingham town council , being elected to fill a casual vacancy in October only to be defeated at the municipal elections a month later , but by this time it was apparent that he was a talented organizer and in 1873 he was appointed full-time secretary of the Birmingham Liberal Association in succession to William Harris . |
| 12 | Each dose stimulates a reaction to the vital force , which moves up a level in health only to be further stimulated by the following dose which matches the favourable change in the patient and remains completely homœopathic as regards symptoms and potency level . |
| 13 | Platt was in England earlier this week , but flew back to play for Juventus in a friendly against Spal in Ferrara on Wednesday only to be pulled out of the game by his club . |
| 14 | THE FIRST LAURA ASHLEY ARTICULATED LORRY , WITH ITS BOLD SIXTIES LETTERING , WOULD RUMBLE DOWN THE NARROW LINES FROM CARNO TO LONDON ONLY TO BE ATTACKED BY MARAUDING CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR THEIR FAVOURITE STYLES TO ARRIVE . |
| 15 | ‘ We are not prepared to send volunteers on missions only to be scooped at checkpoints . |
| 16 | After a goalless first half , Dave Matthews netted for Heybridge only to be given ruled offside . |
| 17 | In such cases it is important for food only to be given when the child is seated at the table or in the high-chair . |
| 18 | Yesterday we rang Frank at home only to be told by his mum : ‘ Oh No . |
| 19 | Wembley was witnessing a classic … the drama thundered on … three goal scoring chances were conjured up by Swindon only to be magiced away by Leicester … |