Example sentences of "be [adv] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | The youngest and the prettiest are naturally for the exclusive use of the bourgeoisie . |
| 4 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 5 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 6 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | I 've been away for the past week and had loads of messages to come back to . |
| 10 | The trapped feeling must have been because she had been indoors for a long time . |
| 11 | ‘ We 're here for a straight account of Princess 's voyage — all three sides of it ; Bristol to Africa to Jamaica and back — not a social gathering , though I 'm the last to turn up me nose at a good meal . ’ |
| 12 | Anyway , we 're here for the indefinite future and I 've been given the job of furnishing the hotel . |
| 13 | First , every Act of Parliament , in effect , says that if a certain state of facts exists the tribunal may do a certain thing ; those facts are always for the relative decision of the tribunal . |
| 14 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 15 | Plans are underway for a revised edition , which should be published in the near future as a self-financing project . |
| 16 | Finally , plans are underway for the head office of Enterprise Training to move to Sidcup . |
| 17 | The covenant must benefit the land and not be merely for the personal benefit of the person claiming the benefit of the covenant . |
| 18 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 19 | Once again , even if the main points at issue had been side-stepped , the two countries were at peace , and had agreed to be so for a whole generation . |
| 20 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's OK , I can deal with it ; I 'm all for a good fight , especially with you as my opponent — it keeps life from being dull . |
| 22 | I 'm all for the free market economy.i Maxham hobbled into the hall . |
| 23 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 24 | A table-topping rebound next year would not be enough for a quick return if a no-promotion season is declared to accommodate the proposal to reduce League One to 10 clubs — a mad price to pay for an all-play-all format . |
| 25 | You will find that two to four teaspoonfuls of oil will be enough for the average back . |
| 26 | That may not , however , be enough for the offended partner . |
| 27 | What , will it be just for a short period cos it was n't nine o clock ? |
| 28 | It will be for him to decide , in the light of all the evidence , whether in respect of the relief claimed Hambros Jersey has a sufficient connection with England for it to be just for the English court to grant such relief . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He had not quietened down at all as he had grown older — far from it — and could not now be still for a single moment . |