Example sentences of "it [vb past] only a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | So do we understand from that that in the event it made only a few seconds difference , if at all ? |
2 | It needed only a few moments , and a touch of magi-glue , to insert the cylinder as par of the pedestal . |
3 | It needed only a few palm trees and sand to complete the conventional picture of a desert island . |
4 | It took only a few minutes to pack their belongings . |
5 | It took only a few minutes for the Doctor to break down and analyse the strangely oily powder , using the lateral molecular rectifier to be absolutely certain . |
6 | It took only a few minutes to run to the kitchen and request Agnes Diggory to take Lady Merchiston 's luncheon tray straight upstairs when it was ready , and then Theda passed out of the house into the early warmth of a sunny April day , Hector charging ahead . |
7 | As the launch and the bows of the sinking yacht were now almost level it took only a few seconds to transfer the six survivors — another had joined the group of five that Talbot had seen — aboard the launch . |
8 | It took only a few seconds to order six droids and a goods transporter to the 65th level cargo bay . |
9 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |
10 | This suggests that although the blast that killed them was intensely hot , it lasted only a few moments , not long enough to ignite fabrics . |
11 | A short downpour drenched us , but it lasted only a few minutes . |
12 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
13 | It lasted only a few seconds , vivid enough to temporarily subdue any discord until their habitual attitudes towards each other slid into place again . |