Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [pron] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were mine for the taking … ’ |
| 2 | Even if she never saw him again , even if he married Dana , she was his for the rest of her life . |
| 3 | But the more she thought about his arrogant assumptions , his conceited certainty that she was his for the taking , the more she bristled with indignation … |
| 4 | It had to be admitted that there was plenty for the voters to be disgruntled about . |
| 5 | There was an element of fitness training in the Scots ' routines , but there was none for the Fijians . |
| 6 | and there was a lot of waste , but these new tables did bring that , it was something for the company it was more than anything , you know cos we were on the bonus system . |