Example sentences of "be [adv prt] in [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had n't arrived yet , because they had been held up in the traffic , but they would be along in time for an early lunch . |
| 2 | I went back to my room , trying to forget about my brother ; I wanted to get to bed early so that I could be up in time for the naming ceremony of the new catapult . |
| 3 | She should be out in time for Christmas . |
| 4 | ( First Edition ) CLIVE ALLEN , the Manchester City striker , may be back in contention for the visit to Arsenal on 14 October . |
| 5 | The centre-half is making a good recovery from a knee injury and could be back in contention for a place in Monday 's derby with Middlesbrough . |
| 6 | that , and , and , I mean it 's probably better for George to do what he wants to do , rather to do what he do n't want to do because we used to be in the same predicament when we were doing cabaret , we 'd go down to London on the Saturday , we 'd leave here what about half three , four o'clock , so if we stayed in digs , we 'd be finished work say midnight , we 'd be back in digs for one , then he 'll go up till seven the next night |
| 7 | If Bill 's leg went according to form he should be back in town for his first follow-up clinic when I started my second all-day shift with its row of free evenings . |
| 8 | ‘ Saving your presence sir , ’ said Sergeant Bramble , ‘ I tried to explain that there was nothing amiss and that you 'd be back in time for supper with Miss Nicole . |
| 9 | A resident at the C.I.C. hut could easily do a spot of rock-climbing , nip into Fort William to indulge in some leisurely shopping for tartan gonks and still be back in time for a sing-song round the primus stove . |
| 10 | With four flights a day from Manchester to Paris you could literally fly out for lunch and be back in time for ‘ Match of the Day ’ . |
| 11 | No , if only their courage held , they would be back in time for the lecture at twelve noon , each with a solid alibi . |
| 12 | Weightlifters Andrew Saxton and Andrew Davies were hoping to be back in time for their events tomorrow and on Monday . |
| 13 | Senga shouted and dashed out into the hall , almost colliding with Gerard , the butler " That 's Patrick , " she said quickly , " he said he would be back in time for lunch . " |
| 14 | ‘ Well , David , we 'd better be off if we 're to be back in time for this afternoon 's session . ’ |
| 15 | Gardiner said : ‘ I 'll be happy to be back in time for the climax . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ If you put your foot down , we could be back in time for pud . ’ |
| 17 | You 'll be back in time for dinner . |
| 18 | Business in Coleraine , she said , he would be back in time for dinner . |
| 19 | June Roberts said she 'd gone out in the car , saying nothing except that she 'd be back in time for cocktails at the Clarkes ' as she had promised , a business thing for Samuel . |
| 20 | A note left taped to the fridge informed Leonora that her sister would be back in time for supper . |
| 21 | ‘ We 'll be back in November for another performance but the next time it will be a bigger venue — the Ulster Hall — and more of a cabaret performance , ’ he added . |
| 22 | The Irishman also predicts a big future for rising star Brandeston who was injured in the Mackeson last month , and is hoping Cuddy Dale will soon be back in training for next year 's National . |
| 23 | Cowan is recuperating after an ear operation and is unlikely to be back in action for a month . |
| 24 | Krabbe 's comeback GERMANY 'S double world sprint champion Katrin Krabbe will be back in action for the first time since the lifting of her doping ban , at a meeting on her home Neubrandenburg track on June 13 . |
| 25 | ‘ However , if the wrist heals sufficiently I hope to be back in action for the second race or , at the worst , the third . ’ |