Example sentences of "it [vb past] only [art] [det] [noun pl] " 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 took only a few minutes to pack their belongings .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 It took only a few seconds to order six droids and a goods transporter to the 65th level cargo bay .
8 It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides .
9 This suggests that although the blast that killed them was intensely hot , it lasted only a few moments , not long enough to ignite fabrics .
10 A short downpour drenched us , but it lasted only a few minutes .
11 The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back .
12 It lasted only a few seconds , vivid enough to temporarily subdue any discord until their habitual attitudes towards each other slid into place again .
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