Example sentences of "only for a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The University acts as a magnet not only for a wide range of able students from across the UK , but world-wide . |
| 2 | One limitation of this as a punishment is that it may not be very severe — it may imply a moderate loss of profit relative to the collusive agreement — and so may support collusion only for a small set of discount rates . |
| 3 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 4 | Hyde mentions a program that can automatically provide precis of news stories , but does not point out that it can attempt to do this only for a restricted range of stories . |
| 5 | If a group wittingly shares an attitude over a relevant issue but does so only for a limited period of time before falling into disarray , it would be difficult to refer to the group as an elite in any meaningful sense since the outcomes would be insignificant . |
| 6 | The battle of the Catalaunian Plains was proof that the imperial policy could work , if only for a limited period of time . |
| 7 | However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa . |
| 8 | Whether or not these jobs were available only for a short period of time , they were regarded by their holders as temporary . |
| 9 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
| 10 | It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort . |
| 11 | Only for a short period in the mid-1980s , when commodity prices and demand for semi-conductors slumped , did Malaysia risk hitting its borrowing ceiling . |
| 12 | The City of London Police ( who are responsible only for a square mile at the centre of London ) are controlled by a committee of elected councillors . |
| 13 | They are useful only for a single set of data and can not be used to compare two sets unless two pies each representing different totals are compared . |