Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blank pages with two broad margins drawn on them should be inserted for the day 's notes . |
| 2 | Nothing should be taken for granted . |
| 3 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 4 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
| 5 | It 's , you know , it 's like what 's his Captain Oates was it , going out into the tent in the Antarctic or something , you know it 's sort of I may be gone for a while , you know , in the in the , into the wilderness and never to return so that in , in the British structure er politicians are , their loyalty is central rather than local because their political futures are determined centrally rather than locally . |
| 6 | Working as I do for a technically based industry , I hope I may be forgiven for believing that almost anything can be achieved through technology , if we are dear enough about what is needed . |
| 7 | It is as though the Prime Minister is trying to paint a canvas in the style of Georges Seurat , if I may be forgiven for referring to a continental artist . |
| 8 | Quite a large part of that excitement is due to you , to your designs , and , also , if I may be forgiven for mentioning something so personal , for the way you have helped and befriended Therese . |
| 9 | He explained that first I must promise not to fight against Lilliput or hurt Lilliputians , and that I must be searched for weapons . |
| 10 | ‘ I must be spared for a reason , ’ said Liam and began to chance his luck on the Stock Exchange on Wall Street . |
| 11 | I told myself , if there is any justice in the world I should be punished for it . |
| 12 | I should be meant for : help , and company |
| 13 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 14 | I know if I get into trouble again I 'll be done for the arson charge and breach of probation , and that means a few years in jail and I could n't handle it . |
| 15 | I 'll be damned for all eternity ! |
| 16 | Yeah , then I 'll be gone for half an hour . |
| 17 | ‘ I think I 'll be pilloried for it , ’ he says . |
| 18 | ‘ I could be forgiven for thinking so lately , ’ Leonora muttered unwisely , then backed away in a hurry from the blaze in his eyes . |
| 19 | I think I could be excused for my mistake . |
| 20 | I 'd be prepared for you to go fortnightly . |
| 21 | I 'd be set for life if something like that happened . |
| 22 | Of all the things I 'd got up to in my time , I never thought I 'd be stitched for trying to return someone 's stolen property . |
| 23 | I 'd be marked for life — One of Those . |
| 24 | 6 Later , in a more morbid vein , he confessed : " I suspected all along that there was little possibility that I would be forgiven for making known publicly that Stalin disgusted me , and that I could not stomach the Nazi-Soviet pact and the events in Finland . |
| 25 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 26 | It , it depends on , on your individual circu , if your sister has a baby for you , she 's unlikely to say that I would be recompensed for my loss of earnings . |
| 27 | And then I shall be flung for ever into the River of the Dead … |
| 28 | " I shall be obliged for an answer to take back to my father . " |
| 29 | Judgments were given by each of the five members of the court but I hope I will be forgiven for concentrating on that of Dixon J. The depth of the research and the penetrating nature of his analysis of the relevant equitable principles are , I think , sufficient justification . |
| 30 | ‘ Watkin , ’ Athelstan confided , ‘ I will be gone for some time . |