Example sentences of "only [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 2 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 3 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 4 | ‘ Only for a few minutes . |
| 5 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
| 6 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 7 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 8 | We knew it was not true to life but it was a good way to escape our humdrum lives if only for a few hours . |
| 9 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's only for a few days , Elinor , and it 's just an hour and a half away from London . |
| 11 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
| 12 | ‘ As I say , only for a few days . |
| 13 | ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 14 | Events which are severely threatful only for a few days , or which are of a relatively mild or even positive nature , are unlikely to be associated with depression ( see chapter 4 ) . |
| 15 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 16 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 17 | Anyway , it 's only for a few weeks , you said . |
| 18 | And all thanks I got was to be sacked at end of summer — though only for a few months , that is , 'cos of the revolution . |
| 19 | ‘ Only for a few months , yes . |
| 20 | This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth . |
| 21 | Like the other Acorus species described so far , it grows only for a few months in the aquarium . |
| 22 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 23 | There is a fundamental contradiction between the official figures ( which , as Teddy perfectly fairly pointed out , showed that 75 per cent of those who went on Government schemes did secure subsequent employment ) and the common experience that such jobs tended to last only for a few months . |
| 24 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 25 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |
| 26 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 27 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 28 | A single national centre is appropriate only for the few services which involve delivery to all addresses in Britain ( e.g. mail order ) , very occasional visits ( e.g. specialized medical advice ) or a particular type of service or activity with a client group that lives close to it and is not represented elsewhere in the country ( e. g. certain elements of central government , the national media and business services ) . |
| 29 | Only after a few days ' exposure to New York sunlight did they readjust to local time . |
| 30 | Sorry , I run a health spa in Scotland and I see an awful lot of women who obviously come in for some slight improvement but quite frankly it is the stress factor that shows in the face that does n't make them quite so beautiful because their personalities comes across for when their stressed it shows in their face and I notice when they leave only after a few days the stress has gone and their personality shines through and their far more beautiful . |