Example sentences of "and was [vb pp] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The first time , Michael went in and was dragged underwater for a bit . |
| 2 | He was very soon found to be a satisfactory workman , and was engaged initially for a period of 2 years . |
| 3 | Lower bruised his left leg and was stood down for the rest of the afternoon by the course doctors . |
| 4 | But it 's not for sale at any price — it 's more than a hundred years old , and was snapped up for a thousand pounds at auction . |
| 5 | Next is the Saw and Bone Mill , which had been the headquarters of the Northwick estate , and was used mainly for the grinding of bones to produce fertilizer . |
| 6 | Habré arranged elections and was sworn in for a further seven-year presidential term on Dec. 22 , 1989 , but was overthrown on Dec , 1 , 1990 , by rebel forces from the east under the leadership of his one-time military commander Idriss Déby , leader of the Patriotic Salvation Movement ( MPS ) [ see p. 37907 ] . |
| 7 | He had one fight in 1984 and was knocked down for the first time in his career . |