Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Finnish government had hitherto been pressing for a change in the plans , to incorporate a special section allowing passage for rigs over 65 metres high . |
| 2 | But you 've only been skiing for a short while . |
| 3 | She had only been daunted for a moment , however . |
| 4 | Considering she 's only been sailing for a couple of days , she 's doing very well . |
| 5 | Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers . |
| 6 | Vibrational excitation has only been reported for a few simple molecules in the gas phase , as shown in Fig. 5.8 , and vibrational structure may also be seen on some bands arising from electronic transitions . |
| 7 | Some kinds of long-term memory seem to endure indefinitely even though they have apparently been lost for a long time , e.g. an older person may find it easy to recall childhood events with great clarity even though there has been no use of the material for fifty or sixty years . |
| 8 | ( The inequalities below are reversed for a bear spread , that is , if the trader is long in the near contract and short in the far contract . ) |
| 9 | Of course , sea-trout never give themselves up easily ; you have to know your loch and be prepared to hunt for where the fish lie ; so be prepared for a lot of rowing , and a lot of finger-crossing on Oscaig . |
| 10 | The minimum and maximum periods for verification can only be determined for a particular installation . |
| 11 | Access can only be denied for a maximum period of thirty-six hours . |
| 12 | It could only be followed for a limited period of time . |
| 13 | It seems that human attention can only be sustained for a very limited time by any subject , even the prospects of its own destruction . |
| 14 | That situation can only be tolerated for a while and following the Bank 's offer of 3% last June a series of consultation meetings with members overwhelmingly rejected the offer . |
| 15 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 16 | This is because the egg can only be fertilised for a short period of time following its release . |
| 17 | The pedagogical grammar must not only be designed for a specific audience ; it must also teach materials that are culturally appropriate . |
| 18 | Because flat-rate unemployment benefit can only be drawn for a maximum of a year , a large number of today 's unemployed find themselves having to draw means-tested assistance . |
| 19 | A tranquillizer may help to reduce anxiety so that the person is better able to start tackling his problems , but the drug should only be used for a short time ( up to 2 weeks ) , and should be withdrawn once improvement in coping ability has begun to develop . |
| 20 | It was , again , an unsatisfactory solution , and Freud began to see that these earlier conceptualizations could only be used for a limited number of problems which arose in psychoanalysis , and that a new , more fundamental conceptualization was required . |
| 21 | The company of some elderly relatives can only be enjoyed for a limited period at the end of a busy day , and long evenings — every evening — spent together can be a strain on all concerned in different ways . |
| 22 | Therefore I would not necessarily be looking for a secretarial position , and would be open to other suggestions . |
| 23 | AN OUTSIDER revisiting one of Britain 's great provincial cities — Manchester , Glasgow , Liverpool , Birmingham , or Leeds — after a gap of a quarter-century or so is set for a shock . |
| 24 | From Lovell 's Marxist perspective the feminist debates outlined above are misdirected for a variety of reasons . |
| 25 | The long term view that is required for mineral exploitation means that planning permissions have generally been given for a working with a long life commonly not less than fifteen years , and , on occasion , up to sixty years . |
| 26 | The Redcar crew have already been honoured for a daring rescue earlier this year . |
| 27 | This can be taken to mean that the work has already been printed for a limited number of people by private gift or circulation , but has not been published in the sense that it has been offered to the general public . |
| 28 | Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award . |
| 29 | This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia . |
| 30 | However , the ground sought had already been promised for a schoolmaster 's residence . |