Example sentences of "[subord] only [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 2 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 3 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 4 | We knew it was not true to life but it was a good way to escape our humdrum lives if only for a few hours . |
| 5 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 6 | ‘ Thanks , ’ Trent said , to delay his death , if only by a few minutes . |
| 7 | The situation does not occur on stillwaters because there is enough water well out from the banks to allow the beats to be separated , if only by a few yards . |
| 8 | And all thanks I got was to be sacked at end of summer — though only for a few months , that is , 'cos of the revolution . |