Example sentences of "only [vb infin] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 2 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 3 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 4 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 5 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 6 | ‘ We can only stay for an hour , ’ said Ginnie . |
| 7 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 8 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |
| 9 | She 's worried any of them could be killed … and for now she can only wait for the missing cat to return |
| 10 | HIV is a very weak virus and can only survive for a very short time when it is exposed to air outside the human body . |
| 11 | Each driving the other towards the kind of frustration which you can only feel for a family member . |
| 12 | One can only feel for the Jesuits : when their Order was dissolved in 1777 , they had only enjoyed the finished church for two years . |
| 13 | What else is his Eucharist but , at a higher level , an endless act of fruitful out-pouring of his whole flesh , such as a man can only achieve for a moment with a limited organ of his body ? |
| 14 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 15 | And in that I can only speak for the Harrogate District erm but the situation may well apply to other districts . |
| 16 | It is no real objection to Bentham that we can only look for an approximation to the truth about these matters of pleasure and pain . |
| 17 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 18 | But Miss could only work for the doctors . |
| 19 | Now Rebecca 's family can only hope for a suitable kidney from an accident victim . |
| 20 | But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle : he could only hope for the best . |
| 21 | Leading up on this as the members state at the E C , I believe we should not only have for the benefits of the European legislation to protect employees , but also to seek , form and strengthen links with the European union . |
| 22 | That will not happen immediately or alternatively it will only happen for a short period of time . |
| 23 | If you hold a full Great Britain licence but are currently disqualified in GB you may only apply for a provisional licence . |
| 24 | Others seeking contact can only apply for an order with the leave of the court ( s34(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 25 | Such a reformulation would not only call for a reassessment of traditional notions and practices — balance , impartiality , objectivity , ownership , editorial sovereignty — but would also require the media to improve upon their present performances in explaining events in the world . |
| 26 | I can only race for the title when I 'm happy with the whole team around me . |
| 27 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |
| 28 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 29 | We work on the principle that you should only pay for the services you need . |
| 30 | Despite the fact that Bill was in his mid-fifties and had a chronic heart condition , which meant he could only play for a maximum of five minutes a match , it was a good move on Fred 's part as the pub owned the cricket pitch at the rear and naturally , as captain , Bill felt obliged to hand it over to the club , and so ‘ The Tip ’ was born . |