Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adv] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watching him , Polly saw his jaw tighten , but all he said was , ‘ It looks as if we might be in for another blow . ’ |
| 2 | I think that with John Maynard-Smith around — and I hope he 'll be around for some time yet in the University of Sussex , and I hope the University of Sussex will be too |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | ’ He could be here for any number of reasons … ’ |
| 6 | We could be in for another round of musical manager 's chairs |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | AGONY Aunt Marje Proops , who confessed to an adulterous 30-year affair with a bachelor lawyer , may be in for more agony still . |
| 11 | All this , you might think , would be enough for any playwright but , with reckless abandon , Shadwell keeps flinging further ingredients into his rich comic stew . |
| 12 | But the 33-year-old former champion vowed he would be back for another crack at the title in Flushing Meadow , New York . |
| 13 | I shall be here for some time . |
| 14 | ‘ I shall be here for some time . ’ |
| 15 | I shall be here for some time — I have to make detailed drawings and take photographs . |
| 16 | Father will be away for some time , and I 'm very worried . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We will be here for some time . |
| 18 | ‘ My men will be here for some time yet , and I 'll leave someone here on duty all night . |
| 19 | For sublanguage processing this may prove to be extremely useful if a large ( raw ) corpus is available , since the word classification will be specifically for that sublanguage type . |
| 20 | We know that er stress er does cause exacerbation of other illnesses and er people can be away for that sort of reason . |