Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] for some [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A great adventure , a fitting enterprise for one who had known herself from infancy to be set apart for some rare destiny , and one that she had thought herself to have pursued courageously , successfully , with a redeeming love that had rescued even the anguished , complex , hostile Aaron , and had saved him from his wilder flights .
2 Judging by the thickness of the file in front of me we are going to be working together for some little time yet .
3 In fact , options or at least verbal commitments will have been obtained already for some special buys which are wanted , but nothing will have been the subject of a formal order to any of the media before this .
4 Fine creases where the colour had flaked off the shoes were painted in with a rich reunite of permanent rose and white , whilst permanent rose was used alone for some minor details like the punchmarks on the orange strap loops and the stitching around the edges of the straps themselves .
5 Because Edith now Edith was going away for some unknown reason , I do n't know , she must have been going on another holiday anyhow .
6 The apocalyptic stock-taking was put aside for some future anniversary or crisis .
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