Example sentences of "only [verb] [adv] for a " 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 | ‘ We 're only going away for a weekend , for heaven 's sake ! |
| 11 | Cos we 're only going away for a weekend then are n't we ? |
| 12 | But Peter Hickton was only slowed down for a moment . |
| 13 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I 've only popped in for a few minutes . |
| 17 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | After all , I had only come back for a day or two to buy some good German clothes . |
| 20 | She says that considering he 's only lived here for a short while , it 's fantastic the way people are celebrating his success . |
| 21 | I 'm not an expert — I 've only lived there for a couple of years . ’ |