Example sentences of "only [verb] a short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first few trips outside , you should plan only to go a short way , so that the patient can get used to the distracting sights and sounds . |
| 2 | We should remember that it was ill the employers " interests to claim that it was not worth providing women with a long training because they would waste it by leaving early ; while it was in the trade union 's interest to claim that women were incompetent because they had only received a short training . |
| 3 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 4 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 6 | It seems clear , however that the initial cancellation only added a short time to the eventual arrival of the ambulance . |
| 7 | ‘ Not to worry , she 's only got a short sentence , she 'll be out soon ’ : that 's what people were saying . |
| 8 | But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . |
| 9 | It was only sold a short while ago , and the family were hoping to move to this house in Eynsham , but the sale fell through . |
| 10 | In another study of migrants in central Wales , Jones ( 1965 ) even went so far as to test all of Ravenstein 's laws , but he could only definitely confirm Laws 1 and 5 , which argue that most migrants only travel a short distance , but that those who do travel further migrate to the great centres of commerce and industry . |
| 11 | Shop around for a reasonable estimate , or hire a van and the services of some friends and do it yourself , it is much cheaper , and worth while if you are only moving a short distance . |
| 12 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
| 13 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 14 | We 'd only gone a short distance from the trees when suddenly we were hit by a blinding flash . |
| 15 | He had only gone a short distance , when he found himself stepping into a small moonlit clearing , some twenty yards across . |
| 16 | She points out that after battling against the booze for some years it only took a short relapse to destroy much of what she 'd worked for . |
| 17 | Simon Wright has almost lost his memory , and can only walk a short distance . |
| 18 | Colt could only abide a short story . |
| 19 | However , Ravenstein in Laws 1 and 4 also pointed out that most migrants only move a short distance ( Law 1 ) and that each main current of migration produces a compensating counter-current ( Law 4 ) . |
| 20 | Perhaps it was the wine I had drunk but I only gave a short yell before my hair was grabbed and my head jerked violently back . |
| 21 | They only lasted a short period , but the Command engineer followed up at once with proper drawings aid specified the correct heat resisting metal . |
| 22 | Apparently the mill only had a short working life as a corn mill , having been turned over to saw milling by the 1920s . |
| 23 | At the time I had no other reason to come home , but when I heard my mother only had a short time left it was the only place I wanted to be . ’ |
| 24 | Joey Kelly has become something of a racing machine for he was only beaten a short head at Enniskillen last Saturday , then won at Dromore on Wednesday before being turned out again yesterday . |
| 25 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 26 | Odd individuals kept swimming away , only to return a short while later . |
| 27 | As I work in the Middle East , I usually only have a short space of time while I 'm home to sort out my musical needs and Colin from my local store , Heads Hands and Feet , has helped me tremendously over the years . |
| 28 | ‘ We only have a short time , ’ Ell said . |
| 29 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 30 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |