Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [pron] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was unexpected , at least by Adobe , was that Microsoft , who were themselves looking for an outline font technology for Presentation Manager , would side with Apple and agree to adopt TrueType . |
| 2 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |
| 3 | She ate without comment but there was nothing left for the dogs . |
| 4 | First , they wanted to see if he could pass himself off as Swedish , or if there was anybody working for the enemy who might have an inkling of his presence or identity . |
| 5 | He came and went so quickly that she might not have known it was him save for the flash of his yellow cravat under the gas-lamp . |
| 6 | Alright he was carrying an injury but surely the onus of the team should not rest on a single player — and besides what was he doing for the first 80 minutes on Saturday . |
| 7 | What was there to show for the union 's militancy when no-one could recall a single dispute in which it had been successful ? |