Example sentences of "[pron] was only for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told the audience how she had seen a new state-of-the-art ambulance which was only for use by private patients but staffed and paid for by the NHS . |
| 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 | If the lad was a bit stern with her at times , it was only for her own good . ’ |
| 5 | For a moment I wondered if I would be able to catch him , but it was only for a moment . |
| 6 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 7 | 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 ! ’ |
| 8 | I told myself it was only for a while . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 11 | They envied us our escape — if it was only for a year — from that city 's dread social and financial crises . |
| 12 | He told her it was only for three weeks , by which time the mortgage would be through . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He used to go to Goose Fair , and all the fairs , whatever they was , but it was only for three days . |
| 15 | It was only for one . |
| 16 | She was sure it would get Edouard and his wife into trouble , and she kept saying it was only for another day or two . ’ |
| 17 | It was only for another week . |
| 18 | It was only for a moment , no doubt , as adults measure time . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They told me not to bother doing the premises up since it was only for such a short time . |
| 21 | Jesus was speaking to them in a , in a concealed language , it was only for his disciples , and whilst all the people heard it , they did n't understand it , the disciples did n't understand it , and Jesus afterwards explained to his followers what he was saying . |
| 22 | Heavens ! she thought , and was suddenly so impatient with herself that , seeing it was only for one night , for goodness ' sake , she grabbed hold of a favourite dress and folded that into her case along with some trousers and a spare lightweight sweater . |
| 23 | It was only for the benefit of anyone who might be watching , she reminded herself grimly , but she could n't ignore the tremor of longing deep within her , a longing almost too strong to contain . |
| 24 | She knew he wanted her , and even though it was only for her body Kath was so desperate for his attention that she was ready to settle even for that . |
| 25 | He said he had some news , but it was only for my ears and I must keep it confidential . |
| 26 | We did n't want people to think it was only for production and engineering . |
| 27 | it was only for a minute . |
| 28 | but it was only for February . |
| 29 | But it was only for year . |