Example sentences of "[be] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was also what was to become a recurrent feature of Gilkes 's reports — as indeed it had been for a half a century already — regret at the parents ' lack of faith or courage , which resulted in boys leaving early and not going on to University . |
| 2 | Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’ |
| 3 | what your look , same with your letter forage , I think mostly we were taught letter formation , which we have n't been for a few years now |
| 4 | Has n't been for a few years . |
| 5 | Things will seem far worse than they actually are for a few days — but once the drama dies down you 'll see you 're in a fine position after all . |
| 6 | If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight . |
| 7 | It would only be for a few days , of course . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project . |
| 10 | The bird 's flapping became as frantic as a wind-up toy 's for a few seconds , but this quickly petered out and its body became limp . |
| 11 | Yeah we 're going to stay with his mums 's for a few days sh sh |
| 12 | Smith himself was for a few years a tutor at Christ Church , but in 1795 he resigned his studentship to become incumbent of Daventry ( a Christ Church living ) , returning to Christ Church as a canon in 1807 . |