Example sentences of "[pron] was [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that 's why I was on it for so long . |
| 2 | I was with her for about an hour . |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | I was with him for four hours and got nowhere ; I requested colleagues to have a crack at him all to no avail . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Well , I was in her for thirteen months . |
| 8 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Someone who was with him for himself , not because he was a man of influence and power and wealth . |
| 13 | ‘ I fell for him at once and he seemed attracted to me , but that was all there was to it for a long time . |
| 14 | No wonder they had let the army take over this area ; it was worth nothing for farming . |
| 15 | So It was worth it for the w for the when the war came . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It was brought to her before I really got to know her , but it was with her for quite some time . |
| 18 | He was at it for quite a while . |
| 19 | He was a remarkable parliamentarian and , as a Minister , he was with me for many years . |
| 20 | That 's what he was in it for . |
| 21 | If so , what was in it for her ? |