Example sentences of "[adv] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had consulted an astrologer once before , even if it had only been for a lark , so why not consult another one now ? |
| 2 | Jaromil has discovered that writing can be what reading has familiarly been for the ordinary person : an escape , a shelter , a door to the alternative self . |
| 3 | His deterioration through Alzheimer 's Disease with its abundant frustrations had long been for him a physical and mental martyrdom . |
| 4 | All figures quoted below are for weekly payments . |
| 5 | The examples given below are for the summer of 1979 , when interest rates were lower than while this report was being written ( with a bank base rate of 14 per cent in summer 1979 , compared with 17 per cent in spring 1980 ) . |
| 6 | ( The prices shown below are for yarns only . ) |
| 7 | The instructions below are for the Osma system in which the joints , elbows and outlets have their own fixing holes . |
| 8 | It had all been for nothing ; the fear , the guilt , the deaths … . |
| 9 | The mad drive up the M4 with pain like barbed hooks turning in his arm had all been for nothing . |
| 10 | All of her sweet , loving nature that she 'd turned in on herself , waiting for this one moment in her life , this moment of truth , and it had all been for nothing . |
| 11 | Now , the much-repeated phrase is : ‘ The past 40 years have all been for nought ’ . |
| 12 | So it had all been for nothing ! |
| 13 | When the amount of pausing drops below what it would naturally be for a given speaker in a particular situation , the number of errors which the speaker makes increases . |
| 14 | It was also announced that ambassadors ' postings would henceforth be for a maximum of five years , and that their appointments would be approved by the council of USSR and republican foreign ministers . |
| 15 | And it would only be for one night . |
| 16 | To have a week away , and with Fräulein Silber … even the thought of Omi faded as she thought of it ; after all , it would only be for one week , pushing away the traitorous thought that one week for herself was quite different from a week in Omi 's life , and , treachery giving way to treason , she did have her own life to lead ; and so she said , firmly , ‘ It will be all right , Fräulein . |
| 17 | Oreste had been spared and it could only be for a purpose . |
| 18 | But it should only be for a matter of months . ’ |
| 19 | Maria objected strongly but Noreen had said it would only be for a little while until she went back to school in New York , now that Noreen had money enough to get them their own place . |
| 20 | The plan is that if we have to leave , and we 're still not sure , it will only be for a while . |
| 21 | That teachers — young , middle-aged , and those near retirement — can be asked to express how they really feel about curriculum developments can only be for the good . |
| 22 | If the Ketterings had wanted another family to stand in for them , it could only be for recognition by someone they wished to avoid or who might be a danger to them . |
| 23 | Secure placements , once made , should only be for so long as is necessary and unavoidable . |
| 24 | If it did it might only be for a moment , the briefest of seconds , and she wanted Creggan h be ready for it . |
| 25 | When she saw the post of maid in general to Esther Ward advertised , she used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that it would only be for a very short time : ‘ Just so I know how he is … how my daughter Beth is faring . ’ |
| 26 | A further question that arises ( and that might be perceived on the face of this problem ) is whether dismissal by the Crown can only be for misbehaviour in office or whether it can be for an offence not related to judicial office or affecting judicial ability . |
| 27 | These conditions may not only be for the vendor 's own benefit , but for his ’ successors in title ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 29 | ‘ He thinks the blacklist will only be for Liverpool , but he says he wo n't go until after Christmas . ’ |
| 30 | Some visits may only be for convenience shopping and some for comparison . |