Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , I do n't believe I was prepared for the facts . |
| 2 | I was paid for the lessons not in money but in food , so we always had enough oil , sugar , cheese and butter — commodities that were now difficult to obtain . |
| 3 | But you would have to be awfully sure that you were destined for the gallows to put to sea in a small boat during a storm . |
| 4 | She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food . |
| 5 | It was possible we were headed for the marshes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Six seconds of fame after hours of queueing for this fan of a fan THE Lamports had queued for four hours before they were interviewed for the Antiques . |
| 8 | But what has been said so far , that the flipping and the circumstance including it were required for the wipers ' starting to work , is consistent with the cause existing without that effect . |
| 9 | It was argued for the defendants that the wife would not be liable to tax on the damages she received , while her lost income would have been taxable in her hands , and that therefore she should be awarded damages in respect of her net loss after deducting tax . |
| 10 | On appeal , it was argued for the miners that the instructions to turn back were unlawful , and the police had no power to require them to turn back . |
| 11 | It was made for the Dolls ' House by Hardy Bros Ltd. and presented by Mr W. Hardy , father of today 's Marketing Director , Mr James Hardy , who found this invitation discarded with some rubbish when the factory moved in 1965 . |