Sentence examples for only to fly from inspiring English sources

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Hundreds of the dolls arrive each week, says Riley, only to fly off the shelves instantly.

At the other extreme, long-winged swifts and frigate birds move from their perches only to fly, never to walk.

Or only twice, and only to fly refuellers for the bombers; which meant he'd hovered beyond missile range, and hardly seemed to count.

IN THESE carbon-conscious times, there was much carping because European Union leaders held a party in Portugal to sign their new treaty, only to fly 1,700km 1,0600 miles) to Brussels for a formal summit the next day.

Webb's main miscue came on the final hole when she drove the ball about 260 yards down the middle, only to fly a 9-iron over the green and missed an 8-footer for par.

He weighed 320 then and has fought weight most of his life, bungeeing all the way down to 170, only to fly up 100 pounds a few months later.

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Everest now has grossed more than $100 million, second only to To Fly.

He made 13 tackles at Murrayfield, second only to fly-half Owen Farrell (14) for England.

And strategic ticket shoppers know not only when to fly, but when it's most auspicious to book a flight.

It's not only fair -- it's the only way to fly.

But concrete rumours only started to fly last year, and the company started hosting a special countdown on its site last week.

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