Example sentences of "be [prep] [noun sg] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's been for sale for some time , long as I can remember practic just imagine you 'd be in the catchment area for would n't that be fun , there 's Jason . |
| 2 | Patrick had fallen off a ladder over a year and a half ago and had been off work for much of that time . |
| 3 | She had been off work for several days and Lovebird had kept her in bed and fed her chicken soup from the stove . |
| 4 | These carvings have been off display for many years as it was discovered that atmospheric pollution , even within the museum , was eating away at the stone . |
| 5 | ‘ First , we want promotion this season and we 're on course for that . |
| 6 | A variety of thin-film transistor semiconductor materials are under scrutiny for these elusive , large LC screens . |
| 7 | Much of the development work that found its way into Challenger had been under way for some years on behalf of the Shah of Iran . |
| 8 | The programme had been under way for some time , studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results . |
| 9 | Advertising manager Peter Matthews confirmed the review , which he says has been under way for some time . |
| 10 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 11 | With equal determination , Annie was making it clear by chatting away happily to Ibn Fayoud and his schoolgirl friend that it would be rude to leave before the dancing had been under way for half an hour or so . |
| 12 | The news followed a Financial Times report that discussions were believed to have been under way for several weeks with a number of prospective buyers , but were most advanced with the US foods and tobacco giant , Philip Morris . |
| 13 | Proposals for the development of a Taurus system have been under consideration for much of this decade . |
| 14 | At issue was a boundary question between Venezuela and British Guiana which had been under discussion for some time . |
| 15 | The formation of a Franco-German military force had been under discussion for several years , and a 4,000-strong brigade had been agreed in principle in November 1987 [ see p. 35665 ; 35913 ] and started operations in October 1990 [ see p. 38473 ] . |
| 16 | We are struggling tonight to achieve the first tentative step in Britain 's planning , not for two or three years hence , but for the better part of a decade hence , and to achieve at King 's Cross the equivalent of what has been under construction for several years at Lille . |
| 17 | Jésus Arkautz Arana ( also known as Josu Mondragón ) had been under surveillance for some weeks by the French police , who were hoping they might learn the whereabouts of ETA leader Francisco Múgika Garmendia . |
| 18 | A major EC loan which had been under negotiation for some months [ see p. 37968 ] was approved on Feb. 25 , 1991 , but was conditional on the implementation of economic measures corresponding to those outlined in the adjustment programme . |
| 19 | The Commissioner had , according to Namaliu , been under observation for some time before acting on impulse and alone . |
| 20 | Chatichai , who had previously removed three parties from his ruling coalition and had replaced them with two new members , had been under pressure for some time from the military and the media to carry out an extensive reshuffle in order to cleanse his government of allegedly corrupt elements . |
| 21 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 22 | The regime had been under strain for some time , not only up in the Syrian heartland but also in far-away Khorasan in northeastern Persia . |
| 23 | One man who has been with science for many years now — and his experience certainly tells — is Mick Rhodes , whose new series of QED began last week . |
| 24 | It is probable that a maypole tradition had already been in existence for many years , if not centuries . |
| 25 | The Beacon had been in existence for many years and in the past had catered for up to thirty children with a wide range of disabilities and needs . |
| 26 | The Village Trust is a respected body which has been in existence for many years . |
| 27 | Group savings schemes and such like which have been in existence for many years . |
| 28 | Lyn de Alwis , Director of the Sri Lanka National Parks , had a secret weapon , although it is debatable whether you can call a facility that has been in existence for several thousand years ‘ secret ’ . |
| 29 | Although it has been in existence for some considerable time , train operation for passengers has been provided by battery-electric power . |
| 30 | At a meeting on 1 September , the " Women Compositors " , Readers " and Monotype Operators " Union " was described as having been in existence for some nine weeks . |