Example sentences of "was [verb] [verb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Act was needed to make up for the shortcomings of the Sale of Goods Act , 1979 , which applied only to the transfer of goods from a seller to a buyer and not to a situation where goods were being provided as part of a service , such as building work and car repairs , for example . |
| 2 | It was n't just here and now , he was part of the past and he was going to sign up for the WEA history and archaeology classes . |
| 3 | It was a suspiciously long letter for someone who seldom wrote any , and when Rain was waiting to set off for the office he was still tapping away at it . |
| 4 | The colleges were back at the end of September , holidays had ended , the metropolis was beginning to settle down for the winter . |
| 5 | One cafe and clothesshop owner says he was forced to close down for the weekend . |