Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 But do n't he know that his solicitor 's got ta be here for the today ?
2 I 've heard in fac er in my factory , I 've heard it in other places , right , when a temporary l temporary or casual worker goes down the road , or a part-timer work 's cut short , ah it 's only a casual and he only expected to be here for a few weeks .
3 Nursing staff on some of those areas that we would pick out — those would be the intensive care units , the children 's units , the delivery suites and special care baby units — the nursing staff actually have control of permits which they can issue to relatives who are going to be here for a great length of time , and if they so feel that these relatives should n't be charged , they give them a permit and they park in a staff area at no charge whatsoever .
4 She tried to smile a real smile at her father , who had run down the town to be here for the big moment .
5 But do n't you know whether a solicitor 's going to be here for the committal proceedings today ?
6 We 're going to be here for the rest of our lives .
7 ‘ I 'm going to be here for the rest of your life . ’
8 Well you 'll have to be here for the surveyor
9 ‘ All I 'm saying is that I think we need to be apart for a while , come down to earth , if you like .
10 The name Tabor comes from the mountain mentioned in the Bible where Jesus chose to be apart for a while .
11 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 .
12 I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’
13 If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat .
14 ‘ Are you going to arrange to be away for the next few days ? ’
15 ‘ You 're supposed to be away for the week . ’
16 In these two cases , the motivation for the institutional preference was quite different : one based on what was felt to be best for the sufferer , and the other largely on what was best for the carer .
17 But I suggest you attempt to overcome your own immature outlook on life long enough to consider what 's going to be best for the club .
18 The model village commenced by Cadbury Brothers in 1893 was not intended — as was the Lever Brothers development at Port Sunlight ( q.v. ) to be exclusively for the workers in the factory .
19 At the Royal Infirmary my desperate prayer was to be home for the boys ' Easter holidays from school — and I was home .
20 Then in the Southern my next prayer was to be home for the boy 's Christmas holidays from school and I got home : it was even more special .
21 And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know .
22 We did find the Hall that was to be home for the next couple of nights , with a note pinned to the door giving directions to the pub where the rest of the Society had gathered .
23 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 …
24 ‘ 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 .
25 But your list must seem to be there for a purpose .
26 Do you have to be there for a certain amount of time ?
27 and he probably would n't mind that you were only going to be there for a year or two you know he 's getting
28 Erm but they seemed to be there for a specific purpose , but the normal day to day
29 I like being in a war and I like being there because it 's a great adventure for me , but my duty is to be there for a reason , not just to have a bloody good time …
30 ‘ I was privileged to be there for a day and the whole thing was handled magnificently . ’
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