Example sentences of "[verb] only [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , like the argument about human progress , suggests that the universe can have been going only for a finite time . |
| 2 | However , it may be that the norm here is ‘ horse ’ not ‘ filly ’ so that the frolicsomeness would be a characteristic found only at a particular time , viz . |
| 3 | By Luke 's own admission he saw her as shallow , someone interested only in a good time and a string of boyfriends . |
| 4 | An application for relief may be filed only within a reasonable time after the defendant has knowledge of the judgment . |
| 5 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |