Example sentences of "[pron] 's [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's away for a few days . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's away for a couple of days . |
| 3 | Well where 's Nancy , she 's away for a start . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's away for a few days . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's here for a purpose , ’ he added . |
| 6 | She 's in for a surprise though . |
| 7 | ‘ If the way you treat me is anything to go by , she 's in for a life of sheer hell ! ’ she bit out . |
| 8 | You audit a job and it does n't conform to procedures , , there are procedures to deal with it , it 's probably for a major change to that . |
| 9 | In fact , when they raise an issue , it 's either for a , a personal ego trip , or they 're just paying lip service . |
| 10 | I did this but it 's not for a few weeks time for my presentation on Freud , or |
| 11 | But we , surely we should n't , cos we 're , it 's not for a month , it 's only for |
| 12 | Yes , it 's not for a quarter , it 's only for , you know , whatever . |
| 13 | Oh , it 's not for a while anyway so you need n't worry . |
| 14 | ‘ But understand , from my side , that I 'd like to see her once a fortnight , if it 's just for an hour , and that whatever holidays the other bairns have , she 's got to have the same . |
| 15 | It 's on for an hour . |
| 16 | I do n't I I do n't catch it every night , it 's on for an hour is n't it ? |
| 17 | Then it 's home for a well-earned cup of coffee , and sleep . |
| 18 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 19 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 20 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 21 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's only for a few days , Elinor , and it 's just an hour and a half away from London . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's only for a time , ’ Fred said on the last night of the tour . |
| 24 | It 's only for a little while . |
| 25 | You must get away , even if it 's only for a couple of days . |
| 26 | Anyway , it 's only for a few weeks , you said . |
| 27 | ‘ Even if it 's only for a couple of hours , I have to go to bed . ’ |
| 28 | It 's only for a week or so . ’ |
| 29 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
| 30 | Also , he 's supposed to have had an insurance policies but General Accident said it 's only for a year and he took it out in seventy seven to nineteen seventy eight . |