Example sentences of "[pers pn] only [verb] it for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 2 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 3 | I only wanted it for a |
| 4 | ‘ I only stole it for the wire , ’ she said , ‘ but now we 've got it I suppose we might as well drink it . ’ |
| 5 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 6 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 7 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 8 | He would have returned it , of course , he only wanted it for a painting . |