Example sentences of "only [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the exercise of that right the landlord may exclude the tenant from occupation , but only for a reasonable time , and only if to do so is essential for the execution of the work ( McGreal v Wake ( 1984 ) 269 EG 1254 ) . |
| 2 | A worker-directed study conducted in the mid-1970s considered as temporary workers all who had a job which was available only for a limited time and all who were themselves available for their jobs for only a limited period of time . |
| 3 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |
| 4 | Mungo could not explain why but he felt a sense of release at being out of the village , if only for a short time . |
| 5 | Some diets are not successful at all but some are , even if only for a short time . |
| 6 | These mines were frequently tiny operations , perhaps run by families which might work an area only for a short time . |
| 7 | However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa . |
| 8 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 9 | His new civility did not last , but , as Daisy Yates remarked one day in the following week , it had been pleasant not to have such a right little God Almighty in Cas. , if only for a short time . |
| 10 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 11 | Well , of course this option must be open , but the needs of the women who choose to stay at home , if only for a short time , can not be ignored . |
| 12 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
| 13 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
| 14 | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ( s.a. 755 ) Beornred succeeded to the kingdom on the death of Aethelbald but held it only for a short time and unhappily . |
| 15 | Because we knew that the headmaster of the Scuola Medie Inferiori , where I was now in my last year , was not in a position to punish us if we did not appear for lessons on demonstration days , many of us took part only for a short time and then went home . |
| 16 | Many children come into care only for a short time while their parents try to sort out their difficulties . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Freedom , if only for a short time , and she would have a chance to speak to Rose , whom she had not seen since their evening out together up West . |
| 19 | This , like the argument about human progress , suggests that the universe can have been going only for a finite time . |
| 20 | The Pilkington float process , metal skis , xerography , are success stories , but only after a long time period , much effort and many technical difficulties . |
| 21 | An application for relief may be filed only within a reasonable time after the defendant has knowledge of the judgment . |
| 22 | 3 Incumbent firms can change prices only within a non-zero time lag . |
| 23 | By Luke 's own admission he saw her as shallow , someone interested only in a good time and a string of boyfriends . |
| 24 | However , it may be that the norm here is ‘ horse ’ not ‘ filly ’ so that the frolicsomeness would be a characteristic found only at a particular time , viz . |