Example sentences of "[was/were] only for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sanatoria , popular by the end of the century , were only for the better-off , apart from some charitable foundations , and in any case had little effect . |
| 2 | And we nearly come under it er were only for the Yanks . |
| 3 | By the time that Israel became part of the Roman empire , the idea was already widespread among the various religious sects that the ‘ End of the World ’ was at hand , although it was only for the Essenes of Qumran that this belief assumed a definite form ; that , whereas the First Judgement at the time of Noah had been destruction by water , the Last Judgement would be destruction by fire . |
| 4 | It was only for the last three years of his life , from 1630 to 1633 , that he served as a country parson , as Vicar of Bemerton in Wiltshire and Canon of Salisbury . |
| 5 | Yes , I was leaving alone , but I knew that this was only for the journey . |
| 6 | So there was no reason for crew reliefs except in emergencies , especially as the working season was only for the summer months . |
| 7 | It was only for the benefit of anyone who might be watching , she reminded herself grimly , but she could n't ignore the tremor of longing deep within her , a longing almost too strong to contain . |
| 8 | Oh well this was only for the local ! |