Sentence examples for he only escaped from inspiring English sources
His guard was shot dead and he only escaped the assassination attempt by dropping to the ground.
He says he only escaped summary execution by police in Maiduguri after an intelligence officer intervened.
He only escaped serious jail time because a judge sent him to treatment instead.
Achenar insists that he has reformed and that he only escaped so that he could protect his sister.
He only escaped the guillotine by accident: the sign marking him out for execution was improperly placed on his cell door.
He only escaped because one of the soldiers in the prison recognized him from his primary school and let him free one night.
He only escapes death after his best friend, a vampire with several deep wounds, stops the chainsaw in its tracks.
Ambrosio's repertoire includes rape, incest, matricide and sex with a demon; he only escapes a horrible death at the hands of the inquisition by making a pact with the devil.
In doing so, he not only escaped a well-worn stereotype, he created something which seemed fresh and interesting.
His subsequent outspoken defence of artistic freedom led to his re-arrest on trumped-up bribery charges in 1982 and he probably only escaped further imprisonment because of the likelihood of another prominent campaign on his behalf.
He not only escaped a potential probation violation for his felony assault conviction, the police were not even called.
