Example sentences of "was only for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We gave him whiskey and had n't to tie him up till the morning and that was only for his own good . ’ |
| 2 | But it was only for a moment . |
| 3 | By the time that Israel became part of the Roman empire , the idea was already widespread among the various religious sects that the ‘ End of the World ’ was at hand , although it was only for the Essenes of Qumran that this belief assumed a definite form ; that , whereas the First Judgement at the time of Noah had been destruction by water , the Last Judgement would be destruction by fire . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | If the lad was a bit stern with her at times , it was only for her own good . ’ |
| 6 | For a moment I wondered if I would be able to catch him , but it was only for a moment . |
| 7 | When we were first married we did not have a budget ; we thought that was only for those with money . |
| 8 | In some cases the term of imprisonment was only for one year , and the fine was £200 . |
| 9 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 10 | It was a more advanced type of prayer called ‘ the reformation of feeling ’ , which , in Hilton 's view , was only for monks and nuns . |
| 11 | When I told him it was only for children who had something wrong with them , he said he was going to try to break his leg so he could come along ! ’ |
| 12 | I told myself it was only for a while . |
| 13 | It was only for the last three years of his life , from 1630 to 1633 , that he served as a country parson , as Vicar of Bemerton in Wiltshire and Canon of Salisbury . |
| 14 | Yes , I was leaving alone , but I knew that this was only for the journey . |
| 15 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 16 | But the tough treatment was only for tough customers . |
| 17 | They envied us our escape — if it was only for a year — from that city 's dread social and financial crises . |
| 18 | He told her it was only for three weeks , by which time the mortgage would be through . |
| 19 | Mrs. O'Brien said that she believed what her husband told her about the company doing well and having good potential , but she was concerned for her son and felt that it was only for three weeks , and if it would do the trick , she would sign . |
| 20 | If I had n't been pregnant I would have been sent back to Bullwood , but they have n't got a mother and baby unit there , though in those days Styal was only for women over twenty-one , apart from the pregnant borstal girls . |
| 21 | He used to go to Goose Fair , and all the fairs , whatever they was , but it was only for three days . |
| 22 | But this was only for a second . |
| 23 | It was only for one . |
| 24 | She was sure it would get Edouard and his wife into trouble , and she kept saying it was only for another day or two . ’ |
| 25 | I had n't had any kind of pain relief — well , there was n't time ! — but the pain , although very intense , was only for a short time , so it was easy for me to bear . |
| 26 | So there was no reason for crew reliefs except in emergencies , especially as the working season was only for the summer months . |
| 27 | It was only for another week . |
| 28 | The Junior Dining room was only for year 8 to year 13 plus teachers . |
| 29 | It was only for a moment , no doubt , as adults measure time . |
| 30 | 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 . |