Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well if you remember that the Jarrow marches and the general strike were n't very many years erm you know be behind the preparations that were going on for the second world war . |
| 2 | He caught up with her on the far side of the teahouse , in an area that was roped off for the staff 's use only . |
| 3 | Finally that evening the engine pulled into Maidstone where they disembarked , and were put up for the night at the local barracks of the Royal West Kents . |
| 4 | Lower bruised his left leg and was stood down for the rest of the afternoon by the course doctors . |
| 5 | He had one fight in 1984 and was knocked down for the first time in his career . |