Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 2 | It is a distasteful subject but it must be faced for a few moments . |
| 3 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 4 | If he did n't become a telly millionaire turning out musical trash they could be flogged for a few pounds . |
| 5 | More intensive psychological care and psychiatric treatment may be required for a few . |
| 6 | Normally six cases will be listed for a half day , which would allow about 30 minutes per case if all the claimants attended , but a significant number do not . |
| 7 | This increase in greenhouse gases is expected to eventually force global temperatures to rise by 2 to 5 °C , although the full amount of warming will be delayed for a few decades because of oceanic thermal inertia . |