Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] only [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you hold a full Great Britain licence but are currently disqualified in GB you may only apply for a provisional licence . |
| 2 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 3 | Each driving the other towards the kind of frustration which you can only feel for a family member . |
| 4 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 5 | Any actuarial calculation must therefore be discounted to allow for the chance that he may only live for a shorter period . |
| 6 | Martin Cruz Smith has an intriguing hero to play with ; if he could only Strive For a Decisive Upswing in Plot Design , his mastery of the chilly thriller would be complete . |
| 7 | Despite the fact that Bill was in his mid-fifties and had a chronic heart condition , which meant he could only play for a maximum of five minutes a match , it was a good move on Fred 's part as the pub owned the cricket pitch at the rear and naturally , as captain , Bill felt obliged to hand it over to the club , and so ‘ The Tip ’ was born . |
| 8 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 9 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 10 | That will not happen immediately or alternatively it will only happen for a short period of time . |