Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] be [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I mean , I should be back for half past two . |
| 2 | But it 's a ten past ten flight , I 'll be left by half past nine so I 'll be there for half an hour |
| 3 | I 'll be back for that . |
| 4 | ‘ Rourke is going to the Brooksby plant , and I 'll be out for some time , so I wondered if you could come over and help Becky out with the computer ? |
| 5 | I shall be here for some time . |
| 6 | ‘ I shall be here for some time . ’ |
| 7 | I shall be here for some time — I have to make detailed drawings and take photographs . |
| 8 | Oh yeah , she 'll be here for half past one . |
| 9 | Watching him , Polly saw his jaw tighten , but all he said was , ‘ It looks as if we might be in for another blow . ’ |
| 10 | We could be in for another round of musical manager 's chairs |
| 11 | We could be in for some dramatic sea level changes because of climatic change ; volcanic action could have quite a bearing on that . |
| 12 | ‘ We will be here for some time . |
| 13 | that 's why some come of course to seek their fortune … they may go home with empty pockets but you can bet they 'll be back for another night at the gryehounds … for another night of fun |
| 14 | Of course , they did not get all that they wanted , but they will be back for more . |
| 15 | It may be preferably for any payments to be payable to the purchaser and to be stated to be adjustments to the purchase price . |
| 16 | I think that with John Maynard-Smith around — and I hope he 'll be around for some time yet in the University of Sussex , and I hope the University of Sussex will be too |
| 17 | ’ He could be here for any number of reasons … ’ |
| 18 | But the 33-year-old former champion vowed he would be back for another crack at the title in Flushing Meadow , New York . |
| 19 | As his firm , predatory fingers stroked her body , following her soft curves with a barely restrained urgency , she wondered if it would be enough for either of them if she were to withdraw now from their headlong fall into physical ecstasy . |
| 20 | But it will be enough for many people that the Poll Tax will cost her the next general election . |