Example sentences of "to be there for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appeared that we were going to be there for some time . |
| 2 | Yet the volunteers had been beavering away down there for two months , working well into the night on many occasions , and were to be there for many more months to come . |
| 3 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 4 | Ken wanted to rake David to this thing on his own and David , being very , very cold — he hates demonstrations of emotion — and me being very Mediterranean , I told him that as far as I was concerned , I did n't give a fuck about his award or seeing him receive it , but I thought it was a bit much that his mother could n't be there because it was a public occasion and it was a time when , without having to speak to her , he could be nice to her , as every mother loves to be there for that kind of thing . |
| 5 | ‘ All the child psychologists say that mummy and daddy have to be there for children to grow up well balanced . ’ |
| 6 | Anyway , I hope that Spare Rib always continues to be there for all women , and some of us do appreciate the entertaining , interesting and informative magazine Spare Rib is . |
| 7 | But perhaps the greatest satisfaction is the knowledge that you have created something of the beauty that is going to be there for many years . |
| 8 | ‘ Not to be there for your children at special times is almost like failing as a mother . ’ |
| 9 | I expect to be there for 2 years . |
| 10 | Which must mean that he intends to be there for some time . |
| 11 | James 's victory gave him 35 points to Lauda 's 61 , his car was clearly among the best , he had matured greatly as a driver , he was on a good roll himself : the championship seemed to be there for his taking . |
| 12 | ITN bosses insisted the timing of her return , 13 weeks after major brain surgery , was just a coincidence but afterwards 45-year-old Julia said she was excited to be there for the re-launch . |
| 13 | She disliked Milan 's climate and saw no reason why she should spend all her time in that city merely because her husband needed to be there for business . |
| 14 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 15 | When her father died , I tried to be there for her . |
| 16 | To paraphrase an old saying , the water has to be there for the horse to be able to drink . |
| 17 | He expected to be there for only three or four days , but he was kept in for a fortnight . |
| 18 | Do n't forget , you may need them to be there for you , another time , another place ! |
| 19 | still got to be there for it . |
| 20 | But your list must seem to be there for a purpose . |
| 21 | Do you have to be there for a certain amount of time ? |
| 22 | and he probably would n't mind that you were only going to be there for a year or two you know he 's getting |
| 23 | I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island , and I did not want to be there for another year . |
| 24 | Erm but they seemed to be there for a specific purpose , but the normal day to day |
| 25 | I like being in a war and I like being there because it 's a great adventure for me , but my duty is to be there for a reason , not just to have a bloody good time … |
| 26 | Timing is of the essence , which is why so many youthful romances go awry ; she is just getting somewhere with her career but he has already arrived and wants her to be there for him , or vice versa . |
| 27 | I mean they , people er , the hairdresser 's for instance , they seemed to be there for evermore at the far end , towards I mean er , er , and then there was half way along on the other side and |
| 28 | Aha , mhm , the job 's got to be there for them up till twenty six weeks I think . |
| 29 | We were calling at Ness to embark the main party with their stores and hoped to be there for high water . |
| 30 | If they can really get a hook into this Eismark , a member of the Secretariat and likely to be there for years , it 'll be quite a coup in its very quiet way . |