Example sentences of "but only for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the exercise of that right the landlord may exclude the tenant from occupation , but only for a reasonable time , and only if to do so is essential for the execution of the work ( McGreal v Wake ( 1984 ) 269 EG 1254 ) . |
| 2 | Grimsbury Secondary Modern was on the other side of the town , and had to be accommodated — I believe it was , successfully — within the plans , but only for a transitional period . |
| 3 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 6 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
| 7 | In the event , two professors — Moorcroft and Coleman — were appointed , but only for a brief period . |
| 8 | He had seen her weep before but only for a sick horse , and he was awe-struck . |
| 9 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 10 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 11 | The two of them had once shared a mistress in Lewisham , but only for a little while . |