Example sentences of "[be] [noun] for some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There have been concerns for some time that IBM Corp was fast running out of cash — the UK subsidiary was reportedly ordered to factor its receivables by its parent at the end of last year after it ran out of cash for its operations , hardly a cheap way of borrowing for a blue chip company , and the Reuter report that it and IBM Credit Corp are seeking $4,600m of revolving credit in the international syndicated loan market ( see page seven ) , seems to confirm it ; at least one source told the news wire that IBM is trying to keep the arrangement very quiet , presumably to avoid generating more alarm than there already is about progress of its business .
2 Whether in fact there are disadvantages for some men , whether in fact it 's very unusual for women to be the primary bread winner , when the man becomes the primary bread winner then the man holds the economic power .
3 Must be torture for some people .
4 While C2 Certificate holders would normally proceed directly into employment , there should , however , be opportunities for some students to acquire credits allowing them eventually to obtain a C1 Certificate .
5 There may also be possibilities for some kind of diagrammatic representation of selected information .
6 After that it will be time for some home improvements , but not necessarily the DIY kind .
7 They 'd been friends for some time when I first knew them but I did n't realise how long .
8 They have worked together and have been friends for some time .
9 They 'd been lovers for some time , apparently .
10 Its 1979 census population of about 162,000 was 75.9 per cent Armenian and only 22.9 per cent Azerbaijani , and there had been pressure for some years for its transfer back to Armenia and for a greater degree of autonomy for its predominantly Christian people .
11 Carbon monoxide has no smell and if your appliance has n't been services for some time you may now be in danger .
12 Some of the objects on show are clearly and satisfyingly ‘ fake ’ , in the sense that their sole intention is deception for some form of gain .
13 There is evidence for some cereal cultivation between 1700–1100 B.P. , the time of colonisation of the Hebrides by Scots and Picts .
14 It is time for some changes . ’
15 Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. ,
16 But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing .
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