Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered . |
| 2 | The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’ |
| 3 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 4 | They yesterday found out which rating band their homes were in for the tax which starts next April . |
| 5 | But I mean I think the feeling of the the miners were out for a year I mean time and time again I 've heard people say , Oh how d how do they do it and look at the money they 're sending us and look at what they 're doing for us and how ho . |
| 6 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
| 7 | Studies were over for a few months . |
| 8 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 9 | By this time the families staying there for summer quarters were out for a forenoon walk : mothers , nurses , playful youngsters — some with towels for the bathing , others with picnic baskets , making for the cliffs or the shore . |
| 10 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |
| 11 | The first outsiders were in for a real treat . |
| 12 | ‘ If I told you lessons were over for the day and you could go swimming , no doubt a miraculous recovery would take place . |