Example sentences of "only for a [adj] [noun pl] " 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 . |