Example sentences of "only [verb] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 2 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 3 | Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas . |
| 4 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 5 | The bishops also argued that any so-called restricted form of divorce was impossible to maintain in practice and that divorce might solve the partners ' problems but only created them for the children . |
| 6 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 7 | It was a new Fender Strat , bought from a shop on Shaftsbury Avenue in February ‘ 62 , and yes , I wish I still had it , but only to sell it for the large sums they fetch now ! |
| 8 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Information having the necessary quality of confidence which is supplied by one party of a contract to another for the purpose of enabling that other to perform a contract will usually be subject to an obligation of confidence so that the recipient may only use it for the purpose of that contract . |
| 12 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Sometimes you could only have them for a day or two before passing them on . |
| 15 | I 'll always honour and obey you , Harry , and I 'll do anything you say or go anywhere you want if you 'll only take me for a wife . " |
| 16 | and they 're only saying it for the sake of keeping going . |
| 17 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 18 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 19 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 20 | I was only doing it for the money . ’ |
| 21 | He smiled tenderly , and the knowledge that he was only doing it for the benefit of anyone who might be watching sliced deep into the very heart of her . |
| 22 | Well this is alright , but we 're only doing it for the beneficiaries int you ? |
| 23 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 24 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 25 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 26 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | When I first went , I thought I 'd only get them for a couple of weeks at the most . |
| 29 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 30 | 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 ! |