Example sentences of "only [verb] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We can only stay for an hour , ’ said Ginnie . |
| 2 | It is no real objection to Bentham that we can only look for an approximation to the truth about these matters of pleasure and pain . |
| 3 | he 's only coming for an hour . |
| 4 | Others seeking contact can only apply for an order with the leave of the court ( s34(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 5 | 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 ! ) |
| 6 | The Shetland Islands , the most northerly part of the United Kingdom at sixty degrees north , lie well south the true Arctic , but still far enough north that in midsummer the sun only sets for an hour or two . |
| 7 | The sun is setting now , midnight sun ending a few weeks before , but it only disappears for an hour and even then it leaves behind its mark of golden twilight . |
| 8 | One can only pray for an owner with an enlightened view on conservation and access issues . |
| 9 | At present the convention , which came into force this month , only provides for an exchange of information , consultation , research and monitoring . |