Example sentences of "only for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy was almost sure to have been home at intervals , if only for a change of clothing . |
| 2 | Theoretically , the Council should have been a cross-section of the people socially ( as we have seen it was geographically ) : its members were appointed by lot , they served only for a year at a time , so that the Councillors should not have felt themselves to be a cohesive hereditary body like the old Areopagus or the ( semi-hereditary ) Roman Senate , and they could not serve more than twice in their lives . |
| 3 | She thought and worked and grieved only for a day at a time . |
| 4 | At all ages the vast majority of those defined as disabled reside in the community ; institutional care caters only for a minority of this population . |
| 5 | Only for a bit of fun that 's why How 's your chin is it alright now ? |
| 6 | This crossed with Trevelyan 's letter , so he wrote again on 12th December , pointing out that the £30,000 voted by Parliament was only for a portion of the site authorized and that an additional £80,000 would be required to purchase the whole area . |
| 7 | I went downstairs to the phone in my dressing-gown , pausing only for a second outside Toby 's door to listen for the typewriter , which was silent , and for another moment outside Mavis 's to leave her snuff-box . |
| 8 | You could smell the gas from the coke and ‘ Are you awake there ? ’ and then you might have a little natter with him — but only for a couple of minutes because if the sergeant saw you , you 'd be ‘ on the peg ’ . |
| 9 | Living only for a couple of microseconds on average , the muon can not go from atom to atom catalysing fusion and liberating energy indefinitely ; the dream of the ages is n't so easily fulfilled . |
| 10 | And you saw the marks only for a couple of seconds when he lifted his palms to receive the Host . |
| 11 | People only see the good-for-nothing sons who hang around bars getting into fights and pushing drugs ; they do n't see the real shepherd , the man who spends almost all of his life alone , spends his days making the cheeses they take for granted and his nights sleeping sometimes only for a couple of hours because it 's lambing time . ’ |
| 12 | You must get away , even if it 's only for a couple of days . |
| 13 | ‘ Even if it 's only for a couple of hours , I have to go to bed . ’ |
| 14 | The groups play out their scene for themselves in small groups , but only for a couple of minutes . |
| 15 | Looking south , Huy could just make out the shape of the wall surrounding the palace compound , and remembered that quiet and contentment existed in reality for very few , and then only for a fraction of the time one spends under this sun . |
| 16 | Robyn found herself hesitating , but only for a fraction of a second . |
| 17 | A glastyn is rather like a BROWNIE , helping the farmer with chores and asking only for a bowl of cream and some bread at day 's end . |
| 18 | They 'd seen each other every day since then ; sometimes , because of rehearsals and because Gesner had so much work to do , it was only for a drink at the Franz Joseph . |
| 19 | At a time when only the Northumbrians , and then only for a time in the reign of Eadberht ( 737–58 ) , minted coins of pure silver , southern England experienced a decline in the quality of its sceattas . |
| 20 | The paupers continued under the care of the churchwardens and overseers of the parishes until the House had been built , but then the directors had powers to apprehend vagrants , single pregnant women , and other malefactors , to admit them , and to set and keep them at work — but only for a maximum of six months . |
| 21 | If , for example , workers are paid weekly , then a smaller amount of money will be required compared with a monthly system of payment ; a worker will require to hold money balances to meet his purchases only for a maximum of one week at any particular point in time . |
| 22 | Another famous figure , Joan Mirö , initially praised by Breton as ‘ the most Surrealist ’ painter , later described his Surrealist phase as having lasted only for a matter of months . |
| 23 | After another six months I was asked to attend the physiotherapy department for treatment ; this did bring some relief , but only for a matter of hours . |
| 24 | Her glance rested on him only for a matter of seconds , yet his face could not have registered more in her mind had she been staring at him for an hour . |
| 25 | British critics fear such a member may care only for a section of his constituents . |
| 26 | By the end of the Middle Ages there were various categories of copyholder , the best placed being those who held by inheritance with the entry fine to the land being fixed , while the less fortunate held for a term of life , with an uncertain entry fine to be paid by the successor , or even , although this was unusual , held only for a term of years ( 79 , p.47 ; 82 , pp.60–2 ) . |
| 27 | Recollecting that she had no money with her , Clare asked only for a cup of tea ; but Len made her and Bridget sit down while he queued , and returned with a loaded tray . |
| 28 | In order therefore to ensure that the investors qualify not only for a deduction of premium , but also to receive the proceeds of any claim under the policy , there must be a provision obliging Newco to pay the proceeds of any claim by way of dividend . |
| 29 | It seems only apposite that he should hover so often on the edge of the ‘ pathetic fallacy ’ , as for instance in the assault on Caradhras , where Aragorn and Boromir insist the wind has ‘ fell voices ’ and that stone-slips are aimed , or on the bridge at Khazad-dûm , where Gandalf is ‘ like a wizened tree ’ , but the Balrog a mixture of fire and shadow , a ‘ flame of Udûn ’ — checked only for a moment by Boromir 's horn . |
| 30 | He hesitated only for a moment before thrusting his bayonet down the middle of the German 's mouth . |