Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adv] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sessions of the Supreme Soviet and of its standing commissions were dominated by these important figures , a domination reinforced by the fact that the more humble deputies were not usually elected for a second term . |
| 2 | Then in September 1983 , ‘ Wally ’ Fuentes Morrison let him know that his skills were once again required for a special operation . |
| 3 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 4 | I remember him saying that the person in the anecdote had to remain anonymous since it was still not done for a woman to confess she enjoyed promiscuous , recreational sex . |
| 5 | Harald was probably also recognised for a time as ruler of part of Norway . |
| 6 | It also began to occur to her that he was very well dressed for a pickpocket — but no doubt the streets of central London provided rich pickings . |