Example sentences of "only [be] [verb] for a " in BNC.

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1 The minimum and maximum periods for verification can only be determined for a particular installation .
2 Access can only be denied for a maximum period of thirty-six hours .
3 It could only be followed for a limited period of time .
4 It seems that human attention can only be sustained for a very limited time by any subject , even the prospects of its own destruction .
5 That situation can only be tolerated for a while and following the Bank 's offer of 3% last June a series of consultation meetings with members overwhelmingly rejected the offer .
6 And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter .
7 This is because the egg can only be fertilised for a short period of time following its release .
8 The pedagogical grammar must not only be designed for a specific audience ; it must also teach materials that are culturally appropriate .
9 Because flat-rate unemployment benefit can only be drawn for a maximum of a year , a large number of today 's unemployed find themselves having to draw means-tested assistance .
10 A tranquillizer may help to reduce anxiety so that the person is better able to start tackling his problems , but the drug should only be used for a short time ( up to 2 weeks ) , and should be withdrawn once improvement in coping ability has begun to develop .
11 It was , again , an unsatisfactory solution , and Freud began to see that these earlier conceptualizations could only be used for a limited number of problems which arose in psychoanalysis , and that a new , more fundamental conceptualization was required .
12 The company of some elderly relatives can only be enjoyed for a limited period at the end of a busy day , and long evenings — every evening — spent together can be a strain on all concerned in different ways .
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