Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | My dad would say , Stay well away from them , he was always afraid they were after him for all the taxes he had n't paid . |
| 2 | ‘ You were with her for around five hours , were n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | Others were with us for the first time — students from the Darlington area . |
| 4 | The familiar house , the carpeted hall , were before him for the last time . |
| 5 | They were in 'er for a dinner Which was excellent , in Pinner , And another one , a cracker , In Majacca — that 's in Spain |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | You were at it for years before the others about millions being made from speculation . |
| 8 | So It was worth it for the w for the when the war came . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She was picturing her daughter , her beloved Angel , and as the pony stepped daintily over the cobbles she was counting the minutes until she was with her for the first time in nearly six months . |
| 11 | It was brought to her before I really got to know her , but it was with her for quite some time . |
| 12 | I was with her for about an hour . |
| 13 | My brother was with her for a long while . |
| 14 | So , I said this I said erm I said oh Jan says something all I 'm I 've known what Sandra can be like , you know erm you know well I was with her for three |
| 15 | Having had a gruesome storm-tossed journey , his first act on landing was to fulfil his vow to travel barefoot to the nearest shrine in thanksgiving for his delivery ; the rheumatism which resulted was with him for the rest of his life — as was the sourness with which he regarded Scotland . |
| 16 | Someone who was with him for himself , not because he was a man of influence and power and wealth . |
| 17 | I was with him for four hours and got nowhere ; I requested colleagues to have a crack at him all to no avail . |
| 18 | You went out and about for twelve weeks with your tutor constable , if you like , they call it puppy walking he was the highly trained policeman and I was the new policeman , I was with him for twelve weeks . |
| 19 | And then I was with him for five years till nineteen The same week , nineteen thirty , I took over the business from him in Valley . |
| 20 | It was not my instinct to go , but the group — including my wife who was with me for those two days — set the example and I grudgingly , guardedly accompanied them . |
| 21 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 22 | The Italian , who was with me for two months , became really rather tiresome and disruptive , especially to the charming young German working hard for her exams . |
| 23 | He was a remarkable parliamentarian and , as a Minister , he was with me for many years . |
| 24 | One day during the early summer , Guy Gibson of Dam Busters fame flew in to Bourn and was with us for a few hours . |
| 25 | ‘ One of our sons was with us for eight months before going away to the other end of the earth — I could n't even phone him . |
| 26 | ‘ If you remember , Luke Scott was with us for six months as a favour to the station 's director-general , who was a friend of his , because our listenership figures were dropping and we were losing advertising . |
| 27 | Well , I was in her for thirteen months . |
| 28 | If so , what was in it for her ? |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | In fact he and then Craigie from Rowsay was in it for a while . |