Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for only a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been walking for only a few minutes when I was surprised to see Miss Stapleton sitting on a rock ahead of me . |
| 2 | The mines at Sar-i-Sang were situated at over 8,500 feet and could be operated for only a few months in the year . |
| 3 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 4 | Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week . |
| 5 | Although the scheme was run for only a few weeks , more than 1,000 pairs of spectacles were collected from BNFL sites . |