Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water trough was empty except for a layer of scum , a beer bottle and some sweet wrappers . |
| 2 | The street below was empty except for a girl walking along sobbing quietly and a boy behind her trying to explain . |
| 3 | The incinerator was empty except for a trace of carbon ash . |
| 4 | The house was dark except for a light in the kitchen . |
| 5 | He was unarmed except for a dagger with a mother-of-pearl handle pushed through an ornately embroidered belt . |
| 6 | He was naked except for a bow tie — a nice touch , that . |
| 7 | His scrawny body was naked except for a loincloth and the tattered remains of a jerkin . |
| 8 | She was naked except for a tampax and a lot of acrylic paint . |