Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 2 | Earlier marriages with fewer children means that couples are together for a long time after their children have left home . |
| 3 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 4 | HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works . |
| 5 | We are in for a tough time . ’ |
| 6 | The gentlemen of the Pearl are taking off their jackets to fight the bid so the British insurer 's shareholders are in for an unpredictable time . |
| 7 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 8 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy . |
| 10 | No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time . |
| 11 | The trapped feeling must have been because she had been indoors for a long time . |
| 12 | We 're in for a rough time , Marcus . |
| 13 | ‘ It looks as though we 're in for a tough time ! ’ |
| 14 | Otherwise , they 're in for a grim time of it . |
| 15 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 16 | Daisy had been back for a long time ; she looked white and pinched . |
| 17 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 18 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 19 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 20 | Ed was just like a one off and I 'm not forward any more at all and , you know , everyone thinks I am you know and Pete thought right I 'm in for a good time here , you know , I can probably get her you know , and so Charlie would have to carry out his part . |
| 21 | Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it . |
| 22 | On the other hand if you 've important business or vital meetings to attend you will be in for a tough time . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It will be around for a long time . |
| 27 | She 'll be around for a long time yet . ’ |
| 28 | REGARDLESS of how much longer Norman Lamont survives at No 11 , his Budget will be around for a long time . |
| 29 | Of Records , Laurie Bruce writes : ‘ Many people are giving up records for cassettes or compact discs – a great mistake as records will be around for a long time to come . |
| 30 | Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion . |