Example sentences of "[indef pn] [was/were] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In due course my friendly farmer , Cyril Young , delivered four sheep to Oakington and everything was set for a bit of a barny at the Lion . |
| 2 | Four thousand years ago a funeral pyre like this one was built for a woman who was either heavily pregnant or recently delivered of a child . |
| 3 | Four thousand years ago a funeral pyre like this one was built for a woman who was either heavily pregnant or who who had recently had of a child . |
| 4 | Nothing was said for a while and then Maidstone straightened himself up . |
| 5 | Nothing was said for a moment or two , and then Johnny sighed . |
| 6 | Eighty-nine lots were sold for a total of £1.55 million , with a further sixty-three lots failing to find buyers . |