Example sentences of "be for [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's the way it had been for longer than she could remember . |
| 2 | ‘ Your kind are known to us , Doctor , and have been for longer than you can imagine . ’ |
| 3 | Because the tentacled exter was a living legend — of crime — as he had been for longer than I 'd been alive . |
| 4 | This is the most upbeat I have been for more than a year . ’ |
| 5 | There were no sounds of any kind coming from Alina 's bedroom , and had n't been for more than an hour . |
| 6 | No records will be broken that 's for sure as the sun begins to boil … |
| 7 | One thing is for sure though : Buffy changed after that . |
| 8 | The Law of Property Act 1925 provides the basis for forfeiture actions and for relief against forfeiture for both tenants and sub-tenants where the breach is for other than non-payment of rent : |
| 9 | If the incubation period is for less than I h , which should be sufficient to produce some metaphase accumulation , there is probably no need to include serum or to gas the medium . |
| 10 | Before I turn to the outcome of the competition , I remind the House that the contract with the shipbuilder is for less than half the total estimated cost of the frigates . |
| 11 | Assuming your trip is for more than an hour , the following items are considered pretty indispensable by most mothers . |
| 12 | It said : ‘ If it becomes known that UK companies have supplied equipment for manufacture of munitions we could truthfully say that when the licences were issued we had no reason to believe that this civilian equipment was for other than general industrial purposes . ’ |
| 13 | I thought it was for more than we are after selling him for . |