Example sentences of "[be] for a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’
2 If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight .
3 To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being .
4 But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project .
5 And this is for a terraced houses that used pay thirty five to forty pound a year .
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