Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they had killed three sheep and roasted them in the middle of the street and ridden off with the rest of the flock , and the cattle and the horses and the hens , we buried the dead — we were at it for most of a day — and then we went off east into Arkaig . |
| 2 | You were at it for years before the others about millions being made from speculation . |
| 3 | So It was worth it for the w for the when the war came . |
| 4 | When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air . |
| 5 | If so , what was in it for her ? |
| 6 | Cos an oil engine was in it for a while and then they put a new diesel engine in I think it would be nineteen thirty nine or something . |
| 7 | In fact he and then Craigie from Rowsay was in it for a while . |
| 8 | That 's what he was in it for . |
| 9 | ‘ I fell for him at once and he seemed attracted to me , but that was all there was to it for a long time . |
| 10 | I think that 's why I was on it for so long . |
| 11 | He was at it for quite a while . |