Example sentences of "[was/were] there for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tailoring did n't steal the show , but jackets were there for women who ca n't imagine a wardrobe without them . |
| 2 | " My people were there for generations untold . " |
| 3 | Which was pretty heartening , considering it was down to him to do one of my parole reports and that most of the people in Styal were there for drugs , or drug-related crimes , like kiting cheques [ passing stolen cheques ] to buy drugs or shoplifting to buy drugs . |
| 4 | ‘ There was no traffic for miles , but he looked right and left for about five minutes and then something did come along and he was there for ages . ’ |
| 5 | In the days when there was talk of comprehensive schools being ‘ grammar schools for all ’ , what hope was there for children who were experiencing significant learning difficulties ? |
| 6 | As Jim Smith rued afterwards , the game was there for Portsmouth to take . |
| 7 | Oh that was there for years , donkey 's years when , I can remember when I was at school , going to school and it was still there quite a number of years after I left school . |
| 8 | The metal foil was there for use in the manufacture of goods of a common type which at all material times were needed for the general benefit of the community . ’ |
| 9 | The opportunity was there for participants to develop the discussion as they saw fit . |