Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [pos pn] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ I was his prisoner for the night , ’ she snapped . |
| 2 | Well I was I was me leg for a bit too But I went up to Monklands and |
| 3 | Now , getting back to the comment the woman made earlier about men being misogynist within their own world I 'm quite convinced that a good deal of those men would go home to their wives and family and be very loving to their , to their wives and family , be respectful of their neighbours but as soon as they got in the all male environment , and this woman was there to be used , she was their property for the time that they paid their money to get through the door , they could be as misogynist , offensive and horrid as they wanted to be ! |
| 4 | She was my friend for a long time because we got on really well together . |
| 5 | ‘ The police assumed that the money he gave her was his bonus for the Madrid Open and the Italian Championship . ’ |
| 6 | Unfortunate that it was her turn for the floor . |
| 7 | It was her panacea for every ill . |
| 8 | I thought it was my turn for a kip . |
| 9 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 10 | It was my turn for the telescope . |
| 11 | When he heard about Bonanza parking the Fraser girl on ice out in the country he must have figured it was his chance for the big killing . |
| 12 | This time it was his turn for a dull flush to warm the tan on his cheeks . |