Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were already waiting for her at the field , but she had no objection to being hustled aboard . |
| 2 | ‘ Songs were specially composed for her by such distinguished musicians as WSGwynn Williams and Meirion Williams , and she was often referred to as ‘ the second Katherine Ferrier ’ , ’ he said . |
| 3 | And the Oldham boo-boys were still screaming for him to be substituted when he headed an injury-time winner . |
| 4 | Laura wore a long , grey satin dress with a big bow which was especially made for her in a more girlish style than she normally allowed herself . |
| 5 | Furthermore , the details showed that the building was derelict , and permission was already secured for it to be demolished . |
| 6 | But after the marriage and the party , when it was time , the brougham was already waiting for us at the front door , I could n't bear to leave . |
| 7 | ‘ I bought the waterfalls off Lloyd Cole before he moved to America , and the rainbow was specially designed for me by a team of clever scientists . |
| 8 | ‘ The money we lifted was hardly intended for them in the first place , was it ? ’ |
| 9 | Miss Kenton was still waiting for me in the hallway and we ascended through the house in silence . |
| 10 | Croydon-born Ted Harding had played for the Palace first team as early as October 1942 and he became the longest-playing survivor of our 1946–47 Football League side , for he was still appearing for us in April 1953 . |
| 11 | It was getting late and her youngest child , Tudor , who had accompanied her to the funeral , and was now waiting for her in the local hotel , would be growing anxious . |
| 12 | This he etched in outline on a copper plate , and a print was immediately prepared for him on a piece of drawing-paper . |
| 13 | On 12 October 1738 , as ‘ B.B. Philo Physiologiae ’ , he issued proposals in the Daily Advertiser for subscribers to this work which was then printed for him by Godfrey Smith in ten volumes , plus plates , between 1738 and 1741 , under the title of Memoirs of the Royal Society ; being a new Abridgment of the Philosophical Transactions for the years 1665 to 1735 . |
| 14 | That was doubly endorsed for her as a feeling of nausea entered the fray of ragged nerves , and she realised that she was fifteen minutes early . |
| 15 | ‘ Shee-it , ’ I said , and felt guilty that I was leaving the island without sharing the chicken dinner that Sarah Straker was doubtless cooking for me at that very moment . |
| 16 | In 1912 the same principle was reaffirmed to W. A. S. Hewins by Bonar Law , in a letter that was actually drafted for him by Steel-Maitland : " If a constituency definitely refuses to accept a candidate , even if the Central Office wish them to do so , they can not be forced to take action against their will . |
| 17 | It was actually sold for something in the region of fif fifty thousand . |
| 18 | ‘ They were on the look-out for a female DJ so everyone was very up for me from the word go . |