Example sentences of "[verb] be for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is then argued , that , this being so , there is no consideration for the agreement at all , and that it is an agreement for a voluntary gift on certain conditions ; but , looking at the agreement , we find , not a mere proviso , but an express agreement by the plaintiff to pay £1 towards a certain ground-rent , which apparently has been for the first time apportioned , and to pay it to the defendant , who is , I presume , liable to the whole ground-rent .
2 ‘ Yes , it has been for the last hour . ’
3 If our climate continues to be as mild as it has been for the last couple of winters we may yet challenge our French and German competitors ! ’
4 It was only when everyone rose to their feet , shook hands and made a beeline for the cooking tent — where , it emerged , Balvinder Singh had been for the last half-hour — that I realized that the ceremony was over .
5 My suit case was ready packed and had been for the last week .
6 Oh , I wish I could have continued as I 've been for the last year or so , with no hopes or fears , and no pleasures and no sadness . ’
7 ‘ Ethel turned me into a frog and that 's where I 've been for the last day , and it was her fault .
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