Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Middles were all right for Veronese , but today they no longer have a role . |
| 2 | Those estates were not where We would like to live : but they were all right for Them . |
| 3 | ‘ But you were only away for ten minutes . ’ |
| 4 | They were only together for this term : after that — who knows ? |
| 5 | They shepherded their charges with a cheerful , maternal competence as if to reassure them that the place might look like a prison but was as gently beneficent as a nursing home and that they were only there for their own good . |
| 6 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 7 | We were only there for twenty-four hours , working throughout the night . |
| 8 | ‘ We were only in for a quiet drink , is a' . ' |
| 9 | S said that she needed the car to take her family to the airport and that in any case they were only abroad for one week out of two , so she would need the car again on her return . |
| 10 | As I struggled to follow her directions my natural curiosity overcame me and I asked her how she came to have all that wool and all those knitted garments which were obviously not for her . |
| 11 | The smoking , the drinking and the sugar were obviously not for Alan so we ended the experiment there . |
| 12 | The introduction of girls was quite a novelty , as with very few exceptions the ancient grammar school foundations were generally only for boys . |
| 13 | They were away again for a new season . |
| 14 | In Christchurch we were fortunate in having a house to go to ; the Scraggs , friends of the Bakers , were away overseas for 3 weeks and were happy for us to ‘ sit ’ the house for them . |
| 15 | Mealtimes were not just for eating , but were important social occasions . |
| 16 | So God 's promises to Abraham were not just for the selfish enjoyment of a chosen few . |
| 17 | Because , although Jesus was speaking to the people there , his words were not just for them , but they 're for us as well and these are conversations that we can well eavesdrop on and learn something , I 'm sure , for our benefit . |
| 18 | They were not yet for everyday perusal . |
| 19 | Yet they were not there for celebration , and there was neither gluttony nor drunkenness . |
| 20 | There were many who talked and sang incessantly , whilst others , particularly the women , who knew they were not there for too long , refused to clean themselves and lay about like sows in their own filth . |
| 21 | They were not along for the ride . |
| 22 | Further consideration is to be given to this topic , but it was agreed that it would be generally more helpful if we understand that family services , were not necessarily for those with families , but a celebration of the whole church . |
| 23 | Mr Mesic had the votes of Croatia , Bosnia , Macedonia and Slovenia , which were not enough for a majority . |
| 24 | as if one superlative were not enough for a single day , just across the way from Bill 's place I found a stall serving some unusual flavours of ice-cream . |
| 25 | Ownership and publication of the music were not enough for Gilbert Kaplan , however . |
| 26 | The war made severe inroads into his livelihood and at times he would be forced onto the hills to join the gangs doing the walling , but he hated being away from his family and they too suffered from the separation and besides the wages were not enough for all seven of them . |
| 27 | She blurted the words out , but they were not enough for him . |
| 28 | I knew nothing of Quigley 's sexual life , but it was entirely possible that Marjorie and Emily were not enough for him . |
| 29 | In the Test , on a less malign pitch than in Kingston , he was out fourth ball , and three wickets were soon down for 30 . |
| 30 | ‘ We were just out for a picnic and bit of sightseeing . |