Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’ |
| 2 | The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered . |
| 3 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 4 | They yesterday found out which rating band their homes were in for the tax which starts next April . |
| 5 | ‘ If I told you lessons were over for the day and you could go swimming , no doubt a miraculous recovery would take place . |