Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 2 | Earlier marriages with fewer children means that couples are together for a long time after their children have left home . |
| 3 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 4 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 5 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 6 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy . |
| 8 | The trapped feeling must have been because she had been indoors for a long time . |
| 9 | And so to Nepal … we 're in the walled city of Bhaktapur … this is the place where many adaventures start from … the great climbing expeditions pass through here on the way to everest … we 're here for a sporting first … the first ever Kathmandu marathon |
| 10 | ‘ We 're here for a straight account of Princess 's voyage — all three sides of it ; Bristol to Africa to Jamaica and back — not a social gathering , though I 'm the last to turn up me nose at a good meal . ’ |
| 11 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 12 | Plans are underway for a revised edition , which should be published in the near future as a self-financing project . |
| 13 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 14 | Once again , even if the main points at issue had been side-stepped , the two countries were at peace , and had agreed to be so for a whole generation . |
| 15 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's OK , I can deal with it ; I 'm all for a good fight , especially with you as my opponent — it keeps life from being dull . |
| 17 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 18 | A table-topping rebound next year would not be enough for a quick return if a no-promotion season is declared to accommodate the proposal to reduce League One to 10 clubs — a mad price to pay for an all-play-all format . |
| 19 | This would be enough for a safe 250 nm at 75% power or 290 nm at 65% . |
| 20 | A satisfactory duration period depends on the size of your LIFESPAN database but an 8 hour period should be enough for an average sized database . |
| 21 | What , will it be just for a short period cos it was n't nine o clock ? |
| 22 | We are delighted that is willing to stand again for election as Hon. Treasurer , but she feels it would be in the Society 's interest to have an Assistant Treasurer who would become familiar with our accounting methods and be able to take over should be away for a short period . |
| 23 | He had not quietened down at all as he had grown older — far from it — and could not now be still for a single moment . |
| 24 | No , I 'm here for a late convalescence . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion . |
| 27 | I shall be here for a little while . |
| 28 | Erm but they seemed to be there for a specific purpose , but the normal day to day |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | 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 … |