Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] for [num] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mass registration followed the July 20 statement by President Roh Tae Woo that the South Korean border would be opened for five days from Aug. 13 . |
| 2 | The four-kilometre ( 2-mile ) wide corridor would be opened for five days from Tuesday , SRNA said , adding that the time limit could be extended at Unprofor 's request . |
| 3 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 4 | Tickets reserved by phone will be held for four days or where applicable , until one hour before the performance . |
| 5 | After Easter the hours are extended as follows : Tickets reserved by phone will be held for three days or where applicable , until one hour before the performance . |
| 6 | Experienced secondary mathematics teachers will be seconded for 30 days in the academic year , to gain experience of the applications , examine the educational implications of the software , and to design and test computer-based educational environments for the classroom . |
| 7 | If you are over retirement age , disabled , or sick , disconnection can be delayed for 14 days or more ( 21 days in the case of gas ) if you inform the fuel boards that you are contacting the Department of Social Security ( D.S.S. ) or Social Services for help . |