Example sentences of "[prep] only a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week . |
| 2 | A thousand feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be — especially with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand . |
| 3 | Just 1,000 feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be , especially one with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand ! |
| 4 | When the tide springs up the shore the furthest , it also recedes the furthest — uncovering pools which may be accessible by foot for only a few hours each year . |
| 5 | By contrast , some of the smallest features seen have lasted for only a few hours . |
| 6 | Officers expect to strike for only a few hours , and Association leaders will meet later this week to finalise the details . |
| 7 | It was after ten o'clock , and he would be quite right to disapprove , if it were n't for the fact that , in spite of appearances , she had slept for only a few hours last night . |
| 8 | Like Trevor , when the other person 's tension breaks and the anger bursts , do you feel any satisfaction or relief within yourself , even for only a few moments ? |
| 9 | As their striding Emperor quivered with the unleashing of its weaponry , Biff sat impotently for only a few moments . |
| 10 | Although I had seen you , Frankenstein , for only a few moments , I knew that I belonged to you . |
| 11 | That lasted for only a few moments ; it was a perfect death . |
| 12 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
| 13 | The Doctor had watched the fight , without interest , for only a few minutes before setting off once again into the surrounding forest of knotted shapes . |
| 14 | Quick action is vital , since anyone who stops breathing can usually live for only a few minutes without help . |
| 15 | I had been walking for only a few minutes when I was surprised to see Miss Stapleton sitting on a rock ahead of me . |
| 16 | He was inside for only a few minutes and emerged very badly shaken . |
| 17 | Also in New Guinea are sympatric birds of paradise apparently dealing with fruit in a similar way , staying in the trees for only a few minutes , perhaps through fear of predators . |
| 18 | She could tell he was relieved to be let off the hook if even for only a few minutes , despite his words as they 'd come downstairs . |
| 19 | The car had been parked outside their home for only a few minutes before neighbours saw it being driven off by teenage youths . |
| 20 | But he meant this to come for only a few days , not for an indefinite stay . |
| 21 | Having used version 5.5 for only a few days I could never go back . |
| 22 | You 've known him for only a few days , so that 's impossible . |
| 23 | The Maréchal de Cadenet , a French ambassador on a special mission who stayed in London for only a few days in 1621 , was given by James I jewellery said to be worth £2,500 , while the duke of Buckingham , the king 's favourite , presented him with ponies and four albino falcons , the latter much prized by huntsmen . |
| 24 | This feature allows the virus to persist in the environment even though its host , the insect larva , may be present for only a few weeks during the year . |
| 25 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
| 26 | They had been married for only a few weeks before he had been hacked down by a sabre . |
| 27 | If a dealer has worked in the business for only a few weeks , the client has no way of telling whether he is senior or not , and some licensed dealers have taken advantage of this . |
| 28 | The opportunity to escape from Reine appealed to Jean-Claude , even though he had been back for only a few weeks . |
| 29 | The first is to design and construct local services for the majority of mentally disordered people who live in their own homes and who may use mental health services for only a few weeks every few years . |
| 30 | Some may bloom for only a few weeks , but their display is beautiful . |