Example sentences of "only [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 2 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 4 | It seems clear , however that the initial cancellation only added a short time to the eventual arrival of the ambulance . |
| 5 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
| 6 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 7 | At the time I had no other reason to come home , but when I heard my mother only had a short time left it was the only place I wanted to be . ’ |
| 8 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 9 | Bearing this in mind and the fact that you only have a limited time to see it all , we 've put together these special tours . |
| 10 | ‘ We only have a short time , ’ Ell said . |
| 11 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 12 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |