Example sentences of "[verb] to be [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 Lawrence moved for Horne yesterday because his No.1 Steve Pears is expected to be out for a month with a back injury .
2 But once the kids arrive , then everything changes — now I know I want to be around for a very long time . ’
3 You receive a telephone call from the husband of a guest who happens to be out for a stroll .
4 At the first morning of rehearsal he began yawning and looking at his watch , wanting to be off for a drink .
5 Talks are said to be underway for a Tyson warm-up fight in Britain , plus the prospect of a £50 million showdown with WBC champion Lennox Lewis .
6 Erm but they seemed to be there for a specific purpose , but the normal day to day
7 ‘ You may as well accept that he 's going to be around for a while — until he finally accepts that the club 's not for sale .
8 So far as I can see , unless there are fundamental changes in the British economy , the recession ai n't going to be over for a considerable time because the economy is in such a state .
9 I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’
10 Nursing staff on some of those areas that we would pick out — those would be the intensive care units , the children 's units , the delivery suites and special care baby units — the nursing staff actually have control of permits which they can issue to relatives who are going to be here for a great length of time , and if they so feel that these relatives should n't be charged , they give them a permit and they park in a staff area at no charge whatsoever .
11 After the first couple of minutes I thought we were going to be in for a really entertaining game .
12 ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says .
13 and he probably would n't mind that you were only going to be there for a year or two you know he 's getting
14 but a more intricate type of operation , where you 've got to be in for a day , they 're not
15 Once again , even if the main points at issue had been side-stepped , the two countries were at peace , and had agreed to be so for a whole generation .
16 If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time …
17 Do you have to be there for a certain amount of time ?
18 I 've heard in fac er in my factory , I 've heard it in other places , right , when a temporary l temporary or casual worker goes down the road , or a part-timer work 's cut short , ah it 's only a casual and he only expected to be here for a few weeks .
19 The name Tabor comes from the mountain mentioned in the Bible where Jesus chose to be apart for a while .
20 But your list must seem to be there for a purpose .
21 The bond which had drawn them so close before Angel 's birth was strong and sometimes Sarah longed to be back for a brief time in that dilapidated house in Stone Alley , free of the sanctimonious atmosphere of the rectory , until she remembered Maggie was n't there any more either .
22 If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat .
23 ‘ Then he got injured in a field and had to be off for a year , but everything seems to be going well now .
24 They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery .
25 You have to be off for a while to receive that , or straight away .
26 ‘ All I 'm saying is that I think we need to be apart for a while , come down to earth , if you like .
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