Example sentences of "[v-ing] only for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pausing only for a brief tongue-twister — she did that very well , Karen , where your tongues circle each other tantalizingly , barely touching — we gave chase along the footpath which runs through the meadows bordering the river . |
| 2 | The conservative teacher who is looking only for a reasonable salary and a peaceful life . |
| 3 | She knew perfectly well that he was not very interested in paintings and that he was looking only for a secluded place where he could kiss her . |
| 4 | This , like the argument about human progress , suggests that the universe can have been going only for a finite time . |
| 5 | The chemistry had been between them from the start , waiting only for a wayward spark to ignite it . |