Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We are delighted that is willing to stand again for election as Hon. Treasurer , but she feels it would be in the Society 's interest to have an Assistant Treasurer who would become familiar with our accounting methods and be able to take over should be away for a short period .
2 Duncan Shearer and Mixu Paateleinen expected to lead the attack alongside Eoin Jess , the home fans should be in for an exciting ninety minutes .
3 A satisfactory duration period depends on the size of your LIFESPAN database but an 8 hour period should be enough for an average sized database .
4 She 'll be around for a long time yet . ’
5 ‘ Probably not , though I 'll be back for the following weekend .
6 I 'll be there for a few hours . ’
7 You 'll be in for a pleasant surprise .
8 We could be in for a long night . ’
9 THOSE Welsh fathers whose sons hero worship Emyr Lewis and Robert Jones rather than Ian Rush and Mark Hughes could be in for a nasty shock next Christmas when they discover the Welsh rugby kit they bought this year may well be out of date .
10 Tough win SUNDERLAND North voters could be in for a liberal dose of confusion : as well as Vic Halom ( Liberal Democrat ) candidates include Win Lundgren , representing the Liberal Party . ’
11 Couples , who earns £5 million a year , could be in for a bitter courtroom battle .
12 If you are intransigent , or are determined to stick to the letter of your contract come what may , you could be in for a rude awakening .
13 At 7,316 people , you could be in for an uncomfortable wait .
14 That fine weather will contin ue this afternoon , with plenty of sunshine , although the east coast again could be in for the odd shower .
15 Yeah , then you I know , but John I mean you 'd be up for a good couple of grand if you did stick it out .
16 They said they 'd be back for a merry night , whatever that might mean . ’
17 I sighed and lingered over coffee because I know I 'd be in for a long session while I listened to June 's catalogue of woes .
18 Petitions may be either for the outright rejection of the order or its amendment .
19 Paris fashions may be just for the rich , but the rest of us can enjoy beauty products from the designers .
20 Yesterday , in Tokyo , she indicated that she may be around for a little while longer than expected .
21 Have the courage to show the world who you really are and you may be in for a pleasant surprise .
22 The Japanese retail conglomerate Takashimiya Co Ltd may be in for a bitter disappointment when it opens a commercial art gallery in its new North American flagship design-speciality store on 23 April .
23 JOHANN SCHYMS of Manosque , France , may be in for an expensive disappointment .
24 Booze companies fear that tobacco 's closest relation may be in for the same treatment : there have been rumours that a directive is being prepared .
25 But if you do n't want it preserved , I think it would be so nice to have in college , if only for next year 's students , and you also would be around for the next two years , I mean if you 're doing , if you 're doing a language erm , option next year , or even a language recitation erm , this would be quite nice material to use for that .
26 No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days .
27 Anything that kept her from running into Nicolo Sabatini was absolutely fine , which was why she had been delighted a few mornings later at the breakfast-table when he 'd told her he would be away for a few days .
28 She had told no one that she would be out for the whole night ; the only person who had known had been Luke Calder .
29 England was now at war with Hitler 's Germany , and would be so for the next six years .
30 This would be enough for a safe 250 nm at 75% power or 290 nm at 65% .
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