Example sentences of "it only [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ It only takes a few minutes , ’ said one . |
| 3 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
| 4 | Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service . |
| 5 | But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost . |
| 6 | It only takes a few minutes . |
| 7 | It only takes a few minutes . |
| 8 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 9 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 10 | What 's more , it only takes a few weeks for the real rewards to start appearing . |
| 11 | Still , it only takes a few bars of Kondrashin ( the work 's first interpreter ) to feel what the music is really driving at — this is part of a two-disc set with the first three symphonies on Le Chant du Monde . |
| 12 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 13 | It only costs a thousand pounds to get me |
| 14 | Today , with just over a month to go before the general election , it only merited a few lines on the inside pages . |