Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [prep] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of us were allowed to see the unfinished article , which was being built in one of the lecture rooms in our barrack block ; the rest of us were involved in practising for the midnight mass carol concert where our section would be providing the choir . |
| 2 | He was involved in gunrunning for the likes of Dauphin , Giselle and Umbretti . ’ |
| 3 | So I said I was tired of waiting for the money for my things and she can collect it from the students and have it when it came . |
| 4 | Peter said that although fifth was a respectable position he felt the team was capable of pushing for the top spot and added the society was eager for new blood . |
| 5 | However , he took his part in local politics as a JP and was active in working for the development of Dundee harbour as a member of the Dundee harbour board . |