Example sentences of "only [verb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh you only got up for a coffee ? |
| 2 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
| 3 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 4 | You only lived here for a couple of years . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Even if he only lived here for a few years when he was small , I wanted him to know something of his roots , to be aware of his background . ’ |
| 6 | The drawback is that your expert driver from the London Limousine Company ( SE1 ) only turns up for a minimum of eight hours — a standard feature of chauffeur hire . |
| 7 | She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time . |
| 8 | ‘ How can she have deteriorated so seriously in such a short time , when she only came here for a check-up ? ’ |
| 9 | I only dropped off for a second . ’ |
| 10 | She was being towed to the breakers when she began to take in water ( probably through the conning tower hatch which was only lashed down for the tow ) and sank . |
| 11 | ‘ We 're only going away for a weekend , for heaven 's sake ! |
| 12 | Cos we 're only going away for a weekend then are n't we ? |
| 13 | For the trio to collect two gold medals and one silver was an unprecedented Scottish haul on the world stage which can only augur well for the highlight of this year 's outdoor season — the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart . |
| 14 | But Peter Hickton was only slowed down for a moment . |
| 15 | I 'm only speaking now for the welfare of other fighters . |
| 16 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 17 | Just think of how many people will walk past and subconsciously absorb your band 's name on a sticker which is on a high street lamp post , even if it only stays there for a couple of days . |
| 18 | Probably the most pleasing aspect is the number of families now taking an active part in the rally scene , as this can only bode well for the future of metal detecting in this country . |
| 19 | The headmaster himself had accused her of only joining up for the uniform . |
| 20 | She was only joining in for the sake of the others because Murder in the Dark is more fun with five than with four . |
| 21 | In the second incident , involving the credit card , he had only gone along for the ride , and had not used the card himself , said Mr Harper . |
| 22 | We 've already seen how carefully planned customer flow can encourage the shopper to leave with a loaded basket when she had only popped in for a loaf of bread or a pint of milk . |
| 23 | I 've only popped in for a few minutes . |
| 24 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
| 25 | She was ready now for the sight of the chair , the pipe , the feeling that her father had only popped out for a minute and would be back before she could leave . |
| 26 | But the bike is only cranked over for an instant before the Australian wrenches it upright and turns on the throttle . |
| 27 | Only spoke up for the girl . ’ |
| 28 | After all , I had only come back for a day or two to buy some good German clothes . |
| 29 | She says that considering he 's only lived here for a short while , it 's fantastic the way people are celebrating his success . |
| 30 | I 'm not an expert — I 've only lived there for a couple of years . ’ |