Example sentences of "[adv] if only for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some diets are not successful at all but some are , even if only for a short time . |
| 2 | When the slings and arrows of outrageous everyday life buffet our heads , we escape to Assynt , even if only for a long weekend , and always return refreshed , perspective regained . |
| 3 | If a killer thinks , even if only for a split second , that it is face to face with an owl or an eagle , it is very likely to back away and this may give the harmless bluffer enough time to escape . |
| 4 | It is good that we can walk into that world again , even if only for a brief interlude . |
| 5 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 6 | Losing two front teeth , even two false front teeth , at the age of fifty , even if only for a week , had distressed him : he had sat opposite her at the breakfast table with a napkin over his mouth , and she knew that it had taken some courage to go to the board meeting at all . |
| 7 | Always lock your car whenever you leave it , even if only for a moment . |
| 8 | We could do the same , but every piece of music must have its own shape , and many composers introduce new material at this point , even if only for a brief few bars . |
| 9 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 10 | Everyone felt a desire to go out , even if only for a moment , to feel the pleasure of walking in a foreign city at night . |