Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to [be] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When her father died , I tried to be there for her . |
| 2 | I expect to be there for 2 years . |
| 3 | But once the kids arrive , then everything changes — now I know I want to be around for a very long time . ’ |
| 4 | I hope to be back for the first leg with Manchester United . |
| 5 | I 'd promised my mother I 'd buy her some new central-heating , and the only time it could be fitted was the next week , so I needed to be home for Monday when the workmen came round . |
| 6 | I did n't have time to talk cos I had to be here for nine . |
| 7 | I have to be home for halfpast one ! |
| 8 | He 'll say , my mum says I have to be home for seven . |
| 9 | Do you have to be there for a certain amount of time ? |
| 10 | To fit everything in here you have to be up for an early breakfast . |
| 11 | You have to be off for a while to receive that , or straight away . |
| 12 | In that case , we want to be around for the big money in the fourth , fifth and sixth records . |
| 13 | ‘ Uncle Jake says we 've to be down for breakfast in a quarter of an hour . ’ |
| 14 | If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat . |
| 15 | well we went on a course , for a week up Newcastle and of course er erm we had to be there for nine o'clock so we had to catch the bus , at the latest half past eight so you 're up at you 're up at seven and you get showered and what have you cos there 's a shower in the be bedroom get yourself all ready so you 're down by about erm half seven , quarter to eight , like so you tend to think quarter of an hour to the erm bus stop which is right outside the door of the hotel we were getting so and we use the bus rather than take the car in daily , cos it 's easier so I and er and of course I sat down and had a breakfast and I thoroughly enjo , I did n't have any cereals you know , I says well er and I had a little bit of orange orange juice , but it was this erm made up orange juice |
| 16 | ‘ We have to be back for evening surgery . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ All I 'm saying is that I think we need to be apart for a while , come down to earth , if you like . |
| 18 | Erm but they seemed to be there for a specific purpose , but the normal day to day |
| 19 | I mean they , people er , the hairdresser 's for instance , they seemed to be there for evermore at the far end , towards I mean er , er , and then there was half way along on the other side and |
| 20 | Well they seem to be there for er you know when they did all that erm levelling at erm Southam Southam cemetery ? |
| 21 | out on their own are the crew of Dodo 's Delight … the boat from Oxfordshire that 's sailing around the world … the wrong way against the winds and currents … the crew of old boys from Kingham school have landed in Rio next stop is the Falklands where they plan to be ashore for Christmas Day … |
| 22 | He expected to be there for only three or four days , but he was kept in for a fortnight . |
| 23 | Which must mean that he intends to be there for some time . |
| 24 | At any rate , it seems to be so for the Perks . |
| 25 | He hopes to be back for the play offs . |