Example sentences of "be [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I mean that 'll that might be worth a few marks . |
| 2 | If anyone is offering decent odds it could be worth a few quid |
| 3 | If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight . |
| 4 | It would only be for a few days , of course . |
| 5 | To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being . |
| 6 | Until Tyson gets out of jail , which King is convinced will be within a few months , the promoter is shrewdly banking his hopes for big money on Chavez , the unbeaten WBC super-lightweight champion who is often referred to as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world . |
| 7 | It gave me a great deal of pleasure to think how much more pained he was going to be in a few moments . |
| 8 | Anyway , all these books are mine , and so is the whole house , or will be in a few years ’ time . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , Father 's promised to buy me a small practice when I 'm qualified , which will be in a few months . |
| 10 | ‘ It would appear to be over a former girlfriend . ’ |
| 11 | Inspector Steve Clapham , of Chester Police , said : ‘ His action appeared to be over a former girlfriend . ’ |
| 12 | For council staff , already weary from last years round of cuts , moral is now said to be at an all time low . |
| 13 | If we assume that our kind of beings will still be around a few millennia hence , I feel certain that the nineteenth century will mainly be remembered as the century when Maxwell formulated his equations . |