Example sentences of "only [vb past] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only came for a glass of water . |
| 2 | You know he only went to he only went for a pee you know what I mean that cramming five pound and ten pound deals at him , and he 's going , No you can , you know . |
| 3 | He only hesitated for a moment before something about the strained tension on her face made his mind up . |
| 4 | ‘ In fact , I 'm so excited about everything , I think I only slept for a couple of hours . ’ |
| 5 | But , as I said , that only lasted for a couple of weeks , then you write something like Brazilia Crossed With Trenton ( from ‘ Workbook ’ ) and you say , well f**k Hüsker Dü and f**k anyone else who does n't like it … |
| 6 | With only fifteen yards to go Crisp tightened as he felt Red Rum 's presence but it was his dying effort and only lasted for a second . |