Example sentences of "[adv] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And it would only be for one night . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Oreste had been spared and it could only be for a purpose . |
| 6 | But it should only be for a matter of months . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The plan is that if we have to leave , and we 're still not sure , it will only be for a while . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Secure placements , once made , should only be for so long as is necessary and unavoidable . |
| 12 | If it did it might only be for a moment , the briefest of seconds , and she wanted Creggan h be ready for it . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | These conditions may not only be for the vendor 's own benefit , but for his ’ successors in title ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 17 | ‘ He thinks the blacklist will only be for Liverpool , but he says he wo n't go until after Christmas . ’ |
| 18 | Some visits may only be for convenience shopping and some for comparison . |
| 19 | Because it would only be for a short time , Lucien 's parents had decided it would not be a religious transgression for his aunt Pershti , his mother 's lover , to look after him . |
| 20 | It would , after all , only be for a week or so , after that they were due back at Purley . |
| 21 | Mm , well it will only be for this session anyway , movement ? |
| 22 | It would only be for a few days , of course . |
| 23 | The words tumbled over each other in her eagerness. ‘ 'T WOULD only be for a day or so while I try to get a message to the Queen . |
| 24 | To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being . |
| 25 | Section 1A(2) provides that a claim for damages for bereavement shall only be for the benefit of the wife or husband of the deceased and , where the deceased was a minor who was never married , for the benefit of his parents , if he was legitimate and of his mother if he was illegitimate . |
| 26 | If the paintings do have a value , it may only be for what they have to teach criminal psychologists . |
| 27 | This need not necessarily be for the pure career-orientated reasons suggested by Niskanen — whether teachers or social workers have suggested policy changes that increase expenditure for pure self-interest or through the genuine altruistic belief that a greater supply of their services will benefit their society , such groups have occupied central roles in the expansion of their services |
| 28 | She climbed into the carriage knowing it would perhaps be for the last time ; maintaining the horses and the grooms was a luxury she would have to forgo . |
| 29 | Far more pupils are taken on than can hope to succeed in practice , and if you have not been able to impress any barrister sufficiently with your qualities to be taken on , it may perhaps be for the best that you are forced to look to a different career at this juncture . |
| 30 | In fact , Genette 's relational approach means that none of these aspects of narrative can be conceived of as independent units : Consequently ‘ analysis of narrative will thus be for [ him ] essentially a study of the relationships between narrative and story , between narrative and narrating , and ( to the extent that they are inscribed in the narrative discourse ) between story and narrating ’ ( my italics ) . |