Example sentences of "be [adv] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
2 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
3 | Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it . |
4 | On the other hand if you 've important business or vital meetings to attend you will be in for a tough time . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’ |
7 | 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 . |
8 | It will be around for a long time . |
9 | She 'll be around for a long time yet . ’ |
10 | REGARDLESS of how much longer Norman Lamont survives at No 11 , his Budget will be around for a long time . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
14 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |