Example sentences of "would [adv] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it would only be for one night . |
| 2 | To have a week away , and with Fräulein Silber … even the thought of Omi faded as she thought of it ; after all , it would only be for one week , pushing away the traitorous thought that one week for herself was quite different from a week in Omi 's life , and , treachery giving way to treason , she did have her own life to lead ; and so she said , firmly , ‘ It will be all right , Fräulein . |
| 3 | Maria objected strongly but Noreen had said it would only be for a little while until she went back to school in New York , now that Noreen had money enough to get them their own place . |
| 4 | When she saw the post of maid in general to Esther Ward advertised , she used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that it would only be for a very short time : ‘ Just so I know how he is … how my daughter Beth is faring . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Because it would only be for a short time , Lucien 's parents had decided it would not be a religious transgression for his aunt Pershti , his mother 's lover , to look after him . |
| 7 | It would only be for a few days , of course . |
| 8 | The words tumbled over each other in her eagerness. ‘ 'T WOULD only be for a day or so while I try to get a message to the Queen . |
| 9 | It was also announced that ambassadors ' postings would henceforth be for a maximum of five years , and that their appointments would be approved by the council of USSR and republican foreign ministers . |
| 10 | She climbed into the carriage knowing it would perhaps be for the last time ; maintaining the horses and the grooms was a luxury she would have to forgo . |
| 11 | When the amount of pausing drops below what it would naturally be for a given speaker in a particular situation , the number of errors which the speaker makes increases . |
| 12 | Others stood , so she could too , it would not be for long . |
| 13 | Any change they brought would not be for the good . |
| 14 | 5–12–1877 " It was considered whether it would not be for the advantage of the congregation to hold the services on the Sabbath in the school house during the winter months where they could have the comfort of a fire . |
| 15 | ‘ Faber would not be for sale even at the right price , ’ commented Matthew Evans a touch wearily — this being by no means the first time he has had to deny such rumours . |
| 16 | With difficulty she repressed comments on the writer 's own linguistic proficiency , and how in her view it disabled him from judging Walter 's scholastic achievements ; with difficulty , too , she refrained from rebutting the idea that she was not getting any younger , for that was precisely what she felt she was getting , these days ; and she ended with best wishes for the future , mentally hoping it would not be for him a long one . |
| 17 | In the case of Scottish and Northern Irish solicitors , application would not be for overseas lawyer status but for full membership of the Society . |
| 18 | ‘ If I kept a careful check on your movements — which I do n't — I can assure you it would not be for sentimental reasons . ’ |
| 19 | What all ( bar for some reason ‘ Memorial ’ Vol. 1 ) have in common is the inclusion of takes from the now-famous November 26th 1945 quintet session which represents for jazz — and bebop in particular — something akin to what Woodstock would later be for another generation ( but without the audience participation ) . |
| 20 | He returned shortly telling me to hang on , it would n't be for long ; and the shock had made him breathless too , I noticed . |
| 21 | ‘ But it would n't be for ever : just for a while , perhaps , and morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen . ’ |
| 22 | There certainly would n't be for me . |
| 23 | Though given the number of escalators actually working it probably would n't be for long . |
| 24 | It would n't be for — ’ |
| 25 | Sissinghurst is a nice garden and it 's got some lovely plants in it , but it would n't be for me , I 'd find it too claustrophobic . |
| 26 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
| 27 | ‘ From a football point of view I would n't be for it [ the transfer ] . |
| 28 | I said to the chef , ‘ That would n't be for me , would it ? ’ . |
| 29 | Well it would n't be for you would it ? |
| 30 | It would even be for the good of the French themselves , who stand to lose enormously in a trade war . |