Example sentences of "will [be] [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since school texts so frequently seem to depend upon the received knowledge of at least one intellectual generation before them , children will be condemned for some time to reading about the exploits of men . |
| 2 | If you 're leaving her somewhere and will be gone for some time , do n't sneak out : she 'll learn to mistrust you and crying when you leave her — even for a minute or two — becomes almost inevitable . |
| 3 | ‘ Watkin , ’ Athelstan confided , ‘ I will be gone for some time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | There are a lot of people after them , so I doubt if Zarina or her friend will be returning for some time . ’ |