Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , dear Christ , they could hardly talk : Paddy with his bashed-in nose , the look of a hog and a missing leg ; and the woman — his wife ? — she was lucky for even a guy like him . |
| 2 | ‘ He was ill for about a week . |
| 3 | In all of the forested areas sampled by Eyre , commercial lumber production was responsible for only a proportion of the deforestation . |
| 4 | I was bad for over a week with my neck ! |
| 5 | I was bad for about a week . |