Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | means they are outstanding for an average of 67 days . |
| 2 | Suppose : That through good collecting your average accounts receivable are reduced to £ 150,000 , which means they are outstanding for an average of 45 days . |
| 3 | In the area there are only limestone rocks which splinter easily and so are unsuitable for an inscription . |
| 4 | She felt heavy-lidded and drowsy , as if she had been asleep for a week . |
| 5 | He wondered whether he 'd been asleep for a while , or just deep in thought . |
| 6 | ‘ You must have been asleep for a very long time , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ It feels like I 've been asleep for a long , long time . |
| 8 | You 've been asleep for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | This fairy castle in the clouds has been asleep for a hundred years and the briars are beginning to take over . |
| 10 | I 've been asleep for an hour . |
| 11 | I had been poorly for a while and could n't eat and the doctor thought it may be appendicitis so he sent me to Darlington Hospital . |
| 12 | Newark 's recently-completed Avro Anson C.19 VL348 has been short-listed for an award in the Scania Transport Trust Award Scheme . |
| 13 | To them I 'll say you 'll find things are strange for a time but , with the help of your colleagues , you 'll soon find your feet but , for yourselves , avoid falling into the bad habits of others . |
| 14 | Perhaps they are due for a revival . |
| 15 | In the light of recent scares about pesticide residues in food , nitrates in drinking water , and food poisoning in eggs , cheese and other foods , it seems that agricultural standards are due for an urgent review . |
| 16 | Also , farmers are going to be , because most of the assets on a farm are fixed assets , right , farmers are going to be very reluctant , alright , to cease production just because prices are low for a couple of years . |
| 17 | Apparently , the flat had been previously inhabited by giants : I am tall for a woman , but all the shelves were too high for me to reach without standing on a stool . |
| 18 | We are grateful for a flysheet-pitch-first tent in the Tromsdalen campsite and as we work speedily on its erection , the man in the camp reception hut watches us through the windows . |
| 19 | Broken bones must be set quickly and they are weak for a time . |
| 20 | the cabin is smart and modern , and the panel well-stocked … but we would have been grateful for an autopilot . |
| 21 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
| 22 | In certain circumstances it might have been preferable for a beneficiary to have a real action , in which case he would press for interpretation as a legacy . |
| 23 | Thick weathering mantles will only form in regions of minimal local relief where rates of erosion have been low for a prolonged period . |
| 24 | Without this control it would have been possible for a Committee with a bondholding minority to make bad decisions to the cost of the Bondholders . |
| 25 | Under these circumstances , it would have been possible for a ship sailing south from Thera to dock at Dia , unload and set sail again for destinations to the east or west . |
| 26 | If it had been possible for a bird to stop still with surprise in the air , and stay exactly where it was , that rook would have done it then . |
| 27 | At other times it has been possible for an individual to bring foreign coins or bullion to the mint and receive it back as coinage ( minus a fee ) . |
| 28 | She said the house had been damp for a year and she had complained to the council on numerous occasions . |
| 29 | The April friendly match between Stoddards ' Amateur Football Club and the US Navy Varsity Soccer team was a resounding success — and Ian 's hopes are high for a rematch . |
| 30 | Many attempts have been made in the House to reform the private Bill procedure and many of them have collapsed because it has always been easier for a private measure to be introduced . |