Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [pers pn] 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 | ‘ You were with her for around five hours , were n't you ? ’ |
| 9 | You were at it for years before the others about millions being made from speculation . |
| 10 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They were in 'er for a dinner Which was excellent , in Pinner , And another one , a cracker , In Majacca — that 's in Spain |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 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 . |