Example sentences of "be gone for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A boat called Dodo 's Delight sailed out of Falmouth harbour this week … on board a crew of old boys from Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire … they 're off to make history as the first school group to sail around the world … they 'll be gone for twenty months … so we 're waving them goodbye in our Friday Feature |
| 2 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 3 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 4 | If you 're leaving her somewhere and will be gone for some time , do n't sneak out : she 'll learn to mistrust you and crying when you leave her — even for a minute or two — becomes almost inevitable . |
| 5 | ‘ Watkin , ’ Athelstan confided , ‘ I will be gone for some time . |
| 6 | In a quiet , gentle , but troubled voice , Cardiff said , ‘ You 've been gone for twenty-six years , Barbara . ’ |
| 7 | The huge space-based extravaganza has been gone for some time . |
| 8 | Nostrils had only been gone for ten minutes before the speaker announced : |
| 9 | Jasper and Bert had been gone for ten days . |
| 10 | Sir Bryan was gone for two minutes . |
| 11 | But all the wealth and all the lands of the Talliens could not provide the one element that Nora sought : the fragrance of the oaks — the smell of Normandy in spring ; for spring was gone for another year . |
| 12 | No. 16 was sent there early in 1928 and was gone for some time . |
| 13 | Desimir set out with his six wagonloads of treasure , and was gone for three years . |