Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs . |
| 2 | not been on for ages . |
| 3 | So , surely there could be no objection to someone taking a look at a place that would soon be up for sale anyway ? |
| 4 | I 'd hardly been back for years — only briefly , when Mama died . |
| 5 | He had seen Frank 's mutilated back when they had both been down for screening , and had been deeply shocked . |
| 6 | Regional and runners-up prizes will also be up for grabs . |
| 7 | • It seems that Danielle Dax 's ‘ Pop Eyes ’ , once a contender in the NME indie charts , could also be up for re-release through WSD . |
| 8 | Rather than looking abroad , smart European bankers will already have realised that with banks like Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific pulling back from Europe , some of the best corporate business will now be up for grabs in their own backyards . |
| 9 | I do n't know I have n't been up for years . |
| 10 | Well of course it 's not on , it has n't been on for weeks . |
| 11 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 12 | He had n't been round for days . |
| 13 | We had n't been out for ages and there was a good film on . ’ |
| 14 | Yeah of course you can , I mean my mum have n't been out for weeks |
| 15 | ‘ He has n't been out for days , ’ another boy said . |
| 16 | Remember I sha n't be in for supper . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Stella wo n't be in for dinner , ’ he said in a low voice . |
| 18 | And Gloria would n't be back for hours . |
| 19 | She wo n't be back for hours . ’ |
| 20 | She wo n't be back for ages . ’ |
| 21 | The truck wo n't be back for ages . ’ |
| 22 | Everyone knows — Pepe says he 's going on a foreign tour and wo n't be back for months . |
| 23 | The meeting does n't finish until seven , so I sha n't be back for supper ’ , then he would have avoided a painful homecoming and an upset spouse . |