Example sentences of "had [vb pp] for only [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less than a fortnight later a panic call from Mrs Brodowitz revealed that Anita was engaged to a man she had known for only two days — ‘ a real Cockney , who appears to have a lot of money ’ . |
| 2 | The tribunal had heard evidence that names on nursing rostas included people who had never worked there , and two who had worked for only one day . |
| 3 | The boy , Gregory Kingsley , gave evidence that his biological mother , with whom he had lived for only seven months in the eight years prior to the case , had neglected and abandoned him . |
| 4 | He had survived for only three days at Craigtoun Maternity Hospital , St Andrews , and the parents maintained that his death resulted from damage done by forceps before the birth . |
| 5 | He had survived for only three days at Craigtoun Maternity Hospital , St Andrews , and the parents alleged negligence by medical staff , claiming that the baby 's death had resulted from damage done by forceps before birth . |