Example sentences of "only [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this were so , the strengthening of the various associations generated by the inhibitory conditioning procedure would proceed only slowly for a pre-exposed stimulus and this effect could well outweigh any advantage that the existence of a stimulus-no event association might bestow . |
| 2 | ‘ We were only in for a quiet drink , is a' . ' |
| 3 | I go back to the car , thinking maybe Mr Azul 's only out for a short while . |
| 4 | We should be , we we 're only here for a little while cos I 'm going to spend some time with the girls cos I ai n't see their |
| 5 | It 's only there for a certain amount of time . |