Example sentences of "be [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but just phone up and just be on for more , more than a minute , you know , would n't be so bad but you start hanging about . |
| 2 | Cook and Joan would not be down for another hour yet , so she made herself a cup of coffee on the gas stove . |
| 3 | ‘ Looks like we 're going to be in for some pretty flamboyant fielding from the West Indies ’ |
| 4 | We could be in for some dramatic sea level changes because of climatic change ; volcanic action could have quite a bearing on that . |
| 5 | Faced with those kind of possible reductions in service , if there is a penny one penny more than necessary spent on administration and bureaucracy wherever it is in the youth and community programme that is gon na be less money for front line vision and the Labour group can have to think very , very carefully about that and the issue is gon na be that if we 're spending too much money or if they 're coming back to supplementary estimates which wo n't be available er given the financial situation next year if we 're having two heads of centres or whatever when we could have one that is gon na mean less money for front line services to the people of Highfields and there 'll only be one group that will be responsible for that , if that does come about and I think that 's something that we all need to bear in mind because what we were told as members of that committee is that the youth and community budget is gon na be in for some very serious times in the future and it 's mainly the government 's fault because of the way they 've decided to re-organise the situation it 's going out of our hands into the control of an unelected body and like most members of this council I think we would oppose that but that 's the reality of the situation and I could not support any increase of funds er for any community centres if I knew it was simply gon na be spent on administration . |
| 6 | AGONY Aunt Marje Proops , who confessed to an adulterous 30-year affair with a bachelor lawyer , may be in for more agony still . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Watching him , Polly saw his jaw tighten , but all he said was , ‘ It looks as if we might be in for another blow . ’ |
| 9 | We could be in for another round of musical manager 's chairs |
| 10 | He wo n't be in for another oh God knows . |
| 11 | I mean I do n't know when he 's , he might not be in for another two or three hours , I do n't , I really do n't know . |
| 12 | THE ‘ Antiques Roadshow ’ may be over for another year but the affection for collectibles continues with bargains still being unearthed in the most unusual of places . |
| 13 | Well , the Gold Cup meeting may be over for another year , but two of the most popular racehorses for decades were back at Cheltenham today to compete against each other for charity . |
| 14 | By 1916 it had become obvious that the war was not likely to be over for some time and the government round that it was necessary to introduce military conscription in place of voluntary conscription , in order to ensure replacement of the thousands of soldiers being killed and wounded on the battlefields . |
| 15 | It wo n't be over for any of us until the people who make war have been destroyed . ’ |
| 16 | So , I mean what I would suggest is er I do n't know is John anticipated to be off for some time do you think ? |
| 17 | The English boy used to work in the hospital for a day at a time , and then be off for several days . |
| 18 | THE game could soon be up for some of the Beeb 's quiz shows . |
| 19 | I would say , ‘ 74D in for refreshments ’ — recorded in a book and in that half hour , I had to make my tea , eat my sandwiches , wash my cup , put on my coat or whatever I was wearing — cape if it was raining — and be out for that half hour . |
| 20 | Sheridan will be out for several weeks following knee surgery . |
| 21 | ‘ Rourke is going to the Brooksby plant , and I 'll be out for some time , so I wondered if you could come over and help Becky out with the computer ? |
| 22 | I 'll be back for that . |
| 23 | ‘ He wo n't be back for another half hour . |
| 24 | ‘ They wo n't be back for another ten days . ’ |
| 25 | that 's why some come of course to seek their fortune … they may go home with empty pockets but you can bet they 'll be back for another night at the gryehounds … for another night of fun |
| 26 | But the 33-year-old former champion vowed he would be back for another crack at the title in Flushing Meadow , New York . |
| 27 | Of course , they did not get all that they wanted , but they will be back for more . |
| 28 | This couple came all the way from Staffordshire because of the Forest 's growing biking reputation and will definitely be back for more . |
| 29 | Well I mean , I should be back for half past two . |
| 30 | Hooker Phil Kearns , at only 24 , is undoubtedly going to be around for many years to come and successfully led the Australian under-21 team to victory over New Zealand under 21 's four years ago . |