Example sentences of "[verb] be [adv] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Europe has been around for a few thousand years and to be the first European under ten seconds … well ! |
| 2 | litre turbocharged engine , a revamped version of the Ford diesel unit which has been around for a few years . |
| 3 | er just one after thought , Dennis mentioned teamwork , now we we 've been together for a few years basically , but you might say , we work as a team , everyone gets on , everyone helps each other out . |
| 4 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
| 5 | Others who have been home for a few months come in feeling as if their brains are becoming addled and wanting something to do . |