Example sentences of "only [verb] it for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 2 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 3 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 4 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 5 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 6 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 7 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 8 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 9 | in the canteen but I ca ca n't take that into the factory Only do it for a week , you 've spilt that , Helen ! |
| 10 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 11 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 12 | He would have returned it , of course , he only wanted it for a painting . |
| 13 | I only wanted it for a |