Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Landrat of Gunzenhausen , a former Franconian bastion of National Socialism , wrote in his first monthly report after the end of the Third Reich , in August 1945 : ‘ Although the war has only been over for a few months , National Socialism is hardly ever spoken about , and when at all , only in a negative sense . |
| 2 | Another argument is that advertising has only been around for a while , so how can that be the reason for all our hang-ups , but that 's not true either . |
| 3 | How do you know this is love , your prose side whispers like a sceptical lawyer , it 's only been around for a few weeks , a few months . |
| 4 | He had only been back for a few hours when company orders were posted showing that Colonel Hamilton wished to see Lance-Corporal Trumper at eleven hundred hours the following morning . |
| 5 | He had only been in for a few nights after his first summer holiday in the five years I 'd owned him . |
| 6 | You 've not been on for a while have you ? |
| 7 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
| 8 | It 's 0700 on the 30 June and my body has already been up for an hour and run four miles . |
| 9 | Thanks to the number of school boards and the complicated system of voting , the final results will not be in for a couple of weeks . |
| 10 | He'd' 've had really , well this is the he goes back on Monday and he 've had a month off been off for a month . |
| 11 | These treatments kill off the tiny worms in the large intestine but because the eggs may still be around for a while , everyone must be scrupulous about scrubbing their nails and ultra-hygienic when handling food . |
| 12 | these three are all very good defenders as mentioned in previous postings by me and all would have fitted fine at Leeds — but i feel that the jewel of the collection is Johnsen — he has speed and is extremely flexible — and he has not yet signed for Spurs — so he might still be in for a trial at Leeds . |
| 13 | But experts say the Worcester treasure hunter may still be in for a pleasant suprise . |
| 14 | Goodway has been playing with consistent brilliance there this season , scoring 18 tries , but he will now be out for a month , and Hanley is no stranger to the position after spending earlier periods of his career mostly at centre or stand-off . |
| 15 | ‘ I have n't been up for a while , ’ her father said , implying a total absence of mind , and some of body , too . |
| 16 | Cos you know she usually do if I have n't been round for a while she 'll say oh what 's the matter , have I done something wrong or why you have n't been round or Perhaps she thinks well it 's too far to come . |
| 17 | He has n't been round for a while , Andy , has he ? |
| 18 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 19 | We have n't been out for a drink us since , I think last time we went out New Year 's Day |
| 20 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 21 | But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter . |
| 22 | ‘ Not really , dear , but she wo n't be over for a little while . |
| 23 | The sweet williams would n't be out for a few days . |
| 24 | Mm daddy wo n't be out for a while though he 's watching Terminator |
| 25 | They wo n't be back for a while . |
| 26 | Do n't worry , she wo n't be back for a while . ’ |
| 27 | He wo n't be back for a while . ’ |
| 28 | So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’ |
| 29 | The whole system in the UK however is in for a bit of a shock — a Eurostyle shock . |
| 30 | No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time . |