Example sentences of "only [vb base] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public-sector contracts anyway only account for a small proportion of Olivetti 's sales , says Mr De Benedetti . |
| 2 | Although there are over 20 million individual shareholders in Japan they only account for a quarter of the total shares held . |
| 3 | Such bids are regularly submitted but only account for a very small amount of stock allotted . |
| 4 | If you only want for the effect of being a clown . |
| 5 | So when you holiday in Britain you can wish for good weather and only hope for the best . |
| 6 | The other five millions include the labourers and less skilled workers , male and female , whose maximum wages only suffice for the necessities and barest decencies of existence , and for whom therefore any mischance means penury , passing swiftly into pauperism . ’ |
| 7 | But , even if the records only stand for a couple of weeks , Kapil wants two Indians on top at the same time . |
| 8 | we only insure for the intrinsic value of |
| 9 | Their heroes reflect their psychological needs ; disappointed by the weak father , they not only look for a strong one but try to identify with men who fulfil at the same time infantile and sadistic fantasies , such as Che Guevara or Mao Tsetung … |
| 10 | The beautiful blooms only last for a day or two , but there 's a continuous succession from spring to autumn . |
| 11 | It is important to note that such courses only last for a MAXIMUM DURATION OF 12 MONTHS . |
| 12 | When hiring tools from HSS Hire Shops you only pay for the actual time the equipment is in use ; in addition you have the HAE assurance that the tools you select are regularly maintained , and are in a safe condition . |
| 13 | Yeah , but they only pay for the first one . |
| 14 | ‘ Things went through smoothly , ’ he says , ‘ But now the terms have changed and payments only continue for a year . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ These people deliberately target places where people only go for a bit of entertainment . |
| 16 | The bars here are unique in that unlike the rest of ‘ puritan ’ Germany , they only close for an hour a day to let the cleaners in ( many bars even pour drink through a loophole by cleaning half the bar at a time — prost ! ) |
| 17 | To me it seems that beauty , and indeed the qualities and forms which give rise to beauty , only exist for a consciousness . |
| 18 | Otherwise she had only praise for the beautiful island . |
| 19 | The players also have only praise for the man and his methods . |
| 20 | But the treatment has to be repeated because the Americans transplanted the gene into cells that only live for a few months . |
| 21 | The actions of the marriage ceremony not only serve for the accomplishment of the social act of wedding , that is joining in matrimony , but are also said to symbolize ‘ the mystical union twixt Christ and his Church ’ . |
| 22 | Retrofits have proved more expensive and really only serve for the short term . |
| 23 | Martin Cruz Smith has an intriguing hero to play with ; if he could only Strive For a Decisive Upswing in Plot Design , his mastery of the chilly thriller would be complete . |
| 24 | ‘ So you only fight for the money . ’ |
| 25 | Seeds may be collected but be quick as they only float for a short time . |
| 26 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 27 | Only work for the socialist revolution and you work for justice for everyone ; blacks , women , oppressed minorities everywhere . |