Example sentences of "if only for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The battle of the Catalaunian Plains was proof that the imperial policy could work , if only for a limited period of time . |
| 2 | If a killer thinks , even if only for a split second , that it is face to face with an owl or an eagle , it is very likely to back away and this may give the harmless bluffer enough time to escape . |
| 3 | When the slings and arrows of outrageous everyday life buffet our heads , we escape to Assynt , even if only for a long weekend , and always return refreshed , perspective regained . |
| 4 | Mungo could not explain why but he felt a sense of release at being out of the village , if only for a short time . |
| 5 | Some diets are not successful at all but some are , even if only for a short time . |
| 6 | His new civility did not last , but , as Daisy Yates remarked one day in the following week , it had been pleasant not to have such a right little God Almighty in Cas. , if only for a short time . |
| 7 | Well , of course this option must be open , but the needs of the women who choose to stay at home , if only for a short time , can not be ignored . |
| 8 | Freedom , if only for a short time , and she would have a chance to speak to Rose , whom she had not seen since their evening out together up West . |
| 9 | It is good that we can walk into that world again , even if only for a brief interlude . |
| 10 | Fifty years later they captured Delphi , if only for a brief period . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | On second thoughts , it might not be such a bad idea , if only for a different reason . |
| 16 | Stay , if only for a little while . ’ |