Example sentences of "only [vb infin] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 2 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 3 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 4 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 5 | Each driving the other towards the kind of frustration which you can only feel for a family member . |
| 6 | What else is his Eucharist but , at a higher level , an endless act of fruitful out-pouring of his whole flesh , such as a man can only achieve for a moment with a limited organ of his body ? |
| 7 | Such a reformulation would not only call for a reassessment of traditional notions and practices — balance , impartiality , objectivity , ownership , editorial sovereignty — but would also require the media to improve upon their present performances in explaining events in the world . |
| 8 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 9 | Despite the fact that Bill was in his mid-fifties and had a chronic heart condition , which meant he could only play for a maximum of five minutes a match , it was a good move on Fred 's part as the pub owned the cricket pitch at the rear and naturally , as captain , Bill felt obliged to hand it over to the club , and so ‘ The Tip ’ was born . |
| 10 | The most important difference is that the symptoms of Chronic Urethritis will only last for a day or two after intercourse . |