Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Arianna and I were wrong for each other in dozens of ways . |
| 2 | Perhaps you brought out the best that was in me and I was grateful for that . |
| 3 | I gave her another bottle of Arg Nit LM1 with less alcohol in it and she had an excellent response for 10 days , then the pains returned so she stopped the remedy and she was well for two weeks . |
| 4 | And we got here safe and we was thankful for that . |
| 5 | Those officers were especially selected from erm the firearms officers we had available at that time and they were responsible for all firearms operations within the county . |
| 6 | Bradshaw 's ribs were broken and he was unconscious for 45 minutes . |
| 7 | The challenge clearly did n't appeal to Luke and he was silent for several seconds , contemplating it distastefully . |
| 8 | he did that and he was quiet for twenty minutes . |
| 9 | Whatever position I adopted seemed to be the wrong one , and it was possible for certain parts of my body to be relaxed and at rest only at the expense of certain other parts . |
| 10 | But they were all for certain things and I , I , I remember one er was for anybody who stuttered . |
| 11 | She started to fight , but he was ready for that . |
| 12 | ‘ We took Bobby straight there but it was touch-and-go for two hours . |
| 13 | It 's a dirty way of fightin' , but it was quick for old Gerry . ’ |
| 14 | But it was beautiful for all that , Lindsey decided , leaning against a wall to stare out to sea . |