Example sentences of "[verb] only for a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Like the other Acorus species described so far , it grows only for a few months in the aquarium . |
2 | There is a fundamental contradiction between the official figures ( which , as Teddy perfectly fairly pointed out , showed that 75 per cent of those who went on Government schemes did secure subsequent employment ) and the common experience that such jobs tended to last only for a few months . |
3 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
4 | This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth . |
5 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
6 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |