Example sentences of "be [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IT HAS been downhill for the past 13 months at Bond Corporation ever since the Lonrho chief , Tiny Rowland , unleashed his first poisoned arrow . |
| 2 | Personally I am all for the guilty being run to ground . |
| 3 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 4 | Earlier marriages with fewer children means that couples are together for a long time after their children have left home . |
| 5 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 6 | The youngest and the prettiest are naturally for the exclusive use of the bourgeoisie . |
| 7 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 8 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 9 | They 've been together for the past six years — which she cites as one very good reason why she did n't fall for Craig McLachlan while playing his leading lady . |
| 10 | ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 11 | HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works . |
| 12 | If you can swallow the unlikely nature of the killer 's powers , then you are in for a good rough ride down a murky road . |
| 13 | Thus we are in for a prolonged battle to win over public opinion . |
| 14 | PARISHIONERS and visitors to the Church of St John the Evangelist on Belfast 's Malone Road are in for a real treat next month . |
| 15 | Habitues of the Institute 's old restaurant are in for a big surprise . |
| 16 | LIGHT opera buffs in Londonderry are in for a musical feast with the return this year of the Derry Festival of Light Opera . |
| 17 | We are in for a tough time . ’ |
| 18 | If the blasting of Bristol City is anything to go by the United fans are in for a high old time … a dazzling display from Chris Allen … two penalties from Jimmy Magilton … and first for Alex Dyer was just the sort of start that manager 's dream about … |
| 19 | If the blasting of Bristol City is anything to go by the United fans are in for a high old time … a dazzling display from Chris Allen … two penalties from Jimmy Magilton … and first for Alex Dyer was just the sort of start that manager 's dream about … |
| 20 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 21 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 22 | Anyone believing that the personal computer price wars have abated are in for a rude shock this week when Compaq Computer Corp brings out a plethora of new machines , including its first stab at a multimedia model , and cuts prices significantly on its existing products . |
| 23 | We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ . |
| 24 | The gentlemen of the Pearl are taking off their jackets to fight the bid so the British insurer 's shareholders are in for an unpredictable time . |
| 25 | AS SOON as I see a screen full of Florida palm fronds , broken down clapboard houses and Cadillacs full of heaving , unhappy women , I know we are in for an Erotic Thriller . |
| 26 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 27 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 28 | ‘ 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 . |
| 29 | I 've been away for the past week and had loads of messages to come back to . |
| 30 | No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time . |