Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Janice , 26 , was on her way to start work at 8.30 last night when she was attacked for no apparent reason . |
| 2 | The boys were eventually picked up by a small boat and were taken by ambulance to Nobles Hospital in Douglas where they were treated for the effects of cold . |
| 3 | They sold it , together with an earlier Forney model , two years later in October 1971 through the then well-known aircraft brokers W. S. Shackleton of Coventry , whence it was bought for the princely sum of £2,150 by airline captain David Vernon , who has owned it ever since . |
| 4 | Later that same season Albert was honoured by the FA when he was selected for the England squad for the International against Scotland at Wembley on 4 April . |
| 5 | That was when he was chosen for a ‘ crocker ’ side . |
| 6 | Car 127 was a similar snow plough , based at Fleetwood depot , where it survived until 1960 , when it was restored for the 75th Anniversary and re-numbered 2 , its Company number . |
| 7 | He has no illusions about why he was chosen for the Fogg job : ‘ They thought I was someone who would n't mind the suffering involved — and someone who was cheap . |
| 8 | One shoulder operation and a season of water-treading later , this determined , self-assured competitor is once again strutting his stuff to destructive effect ; quite why he was overlooked for the Oval Test escapes me . |