Sentence examples for only to stop from inspiring English sources

"It exists only to stop us fishing".

Only to stop about 10 metres up the road.

"They came here only to stop us playing football.

We have no intention to stay, only to stop these terrible things.

Head down, I ignored them, marching past only to stop abruptly a little further on.

Congress can regulate campaign contributions only to stop contributors from demanding, and receiving, quid pro quos.

Then I started reading, only to stop and return to the beginning, several times.

But Cesar sometimes lifted his makeshift flail (a belt, if memory serves) only to stop midway through the downstroke.

Over the last several years, Tehran has given hope to negotiators, only to stop short of committing to real solutions.

So he wants not only to stop foreigners settling in France, but also to send "home" the 3m already there.

Scheherazade volunteers to meet this regal head of programming, then begins her pitch — only to stop in the middle.