Example sentences of "could be [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's more , ‘ Copper Blue ’ hammers home the realisation that Bob Mould could be around for years to come . |
| 2 | In fact , the new long player has already been perched at number one in the UK album charts , and it could be around for quite a while . |
| 3 | ‘ We could be here for hours , ’ said Wilson , into whose tired brain had crept the thought that they could just sit down and have a little sleep until they were found . |
| 4 | We could be here for about |
| 5 | ’ He could be here for any number of reasons … ’ |
| 6 | No , but it could be simply for being shaken around . |
| 7 | Britain 's biggest Building Society says the worst could be over for hard pressed mortgage payers . |
| 8 | ‘ But you must realise that Stella could be away for quite a period — especially if her appendix is to be removed . ’ |
| 9 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
| 10 | If you are intransigent , or are determined to stick to the letter of your contract come what may , you could be in for a rude awakening . |
| 11 | At 7,316 people , you could be in for an uncomfortable wait . |
| 12 | Couples , who earns £5 million a year , could be in for a bitter courtroom battle . |
| 13 | TWO million shareholders who took the ‘ Tell Sid ’ advice to buy into British Gas could be in for a shock . |
| 14 | Tired travellers could be in for a treat as InterCity tries to bury the unhappy image of the infamous ‘ BR cuppa ’ . |
| 15 | The first time you use your Steamatic in the bathroom you could be in for quite a surprise . |
| 16 | So it seems Wimbledon , who have cashed in on £12 million of talent since winning the FA Cup in l988 , could be in for more money . |
| 17 | THOSE Welsh fathers whose sons hero worship Emyr Lewis and Robert Jones rather than Ian Rush and Mark Hughes could be in for a nasty shock next Christmas when they discover the Welsh rugby kit they bought this year may well be out of date . |
| 18 | Since image is what people think , feel , or believe , your client and you could be in for a surprise — one that may be more shocking than pleasing . |
| 19 | We could be in for a long night . ’ |
| 20 | That fine weather will contin ue this afternoon , with plenty of sunshine , although the east coast again could be in for the odd shower . |
| 21 | We could be in for some dramatic sea level changes because of climatic change ; volcanic action could have quite a bearing on that . |
| 22 | We could be in for another round of musical manager 's chairs |
| 23 | Tough win SUNDERLAND North voters could be in for a liberal dose of confusion : as well as Vic Halom ( Liberal Democrat ) candidates include Win Lundgren , representing the Liberal Party . ’ |
| 24 | For example the lift phobic may say , ‘ I do n't like lifts — I might get trapped — no one might notice — I 'll be stuck there for ages — I 'll begin to suffocate — I could be there for days — I 'll starve to death . ’ |
| 25 | [ The grandmaster issued strict instructions not to leave any traces of habitation on the deserted island , although of course they could be there for sometime ] . |
| 26 | And you 're saying that one golf course I could be there for two or three weeks ? |
| 27 | Well , I 'm afraid it could be there for six months ! |
| 28 | They did n't seem to injured and could be back for the Leeds match . |
| 29 | Well you could be home for ten . |
| 30 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |