Example sentences of "were [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was always a long wait for an appointment , sometimes up to a month , and women were only kept in for 24 hours if it was a normal birth . |
| 2 | Where inmates were once locked up for 23 hours everyday a more liberal attitude now prevails . |
| 3 | These rabbits were probably fattened up for some special occasion . |
| 4 | Over 75% of respondents to the survey said that distribution and hotline services were good ( Tiptree and Penguin were consistently singled out for special praise ) , and that wholesalers were outstandingly efficient . |
| 5 | Talybont were then sent back for 109 , Wheeler hitting 33 not out and Simon Lloyd Williams 31 . |