Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] was [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She explained to Farmer Plant how she used the outjutting twin branches of the tree as her pony , as she had n't a real one to ride , and how she was working for the Pony Rider badge . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | David is a failed architect and Michael has been thrown out of Sandhurst where he was training for the Army . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |