Example sentences of "if only for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 2 | We men , we know not what loftiness we might reach if only for a few small hours we could by carefulness of life , morally and physically so exact ourselves that scarce any utmost purity of air were too perfect for us . |
| 3 | These days the ladies will ride if only for a few hundred yards . |
| 4 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 5 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 6 | We knew it was not true to life but it was a good way to escape our humdrum lives if only for a few hours . |
| 7 | In fact , even the Japanese language version of these is worth a look , if only for the few English words that remain obstinately untranslatable and stick out glaringly among the elegant Japanese characters . |