Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were lengthened selectively for a limited-stop service after ten new trailers were ordered for delivery in 1960 . |
| 2 | These poor chaps were searching desperately for a project which would not be cursed with the ephemeral vulgarity of their usual tasks . |
| 3 | Her son and daughter who cared for her were going abroad for a fortnight 's holiday . |
| 4 | The 12 days between April 15th and April 26th were set aside for a ‘ points of light celebration of service ’ . |
| 5 | The idea of providing proper station buildings was not forgotten , however , in 1988 , planning began in the hope of attracting grant aid and alternative designs were put forward for a new building . |
| 6 | The leaders of the new state — Ignacy Paderewski and Roman Dmowski — were campaigning vigorously for an even bigger allocation of German territory . |
| 7 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 8 | Two North-East men were jailed recently for a number of crimes involving horse theft , including that of Mrs James ' animals . |
| 9 | A hall in the Andersonian University was procured , and meetings were held there for a number of years , with periods spent in Balfour 's School , North Portland Street ( 1848–1850 ) , the Young Men 's Christian Association , North Frederick Street ( 1857–8 ) . |
| 10 | He was to remain there for a further six years . |
| 11 | PILOT error was blamed yesterday for a North Sea helicopter crash in which six men were killed . |
| 12 | But er this hundred and twenty pound radio was knocking away for a five quid in the end er I er I heard . |
| 13 | ‘ Sorry , yes , I was carried away for a moment there . |
| 14 | After a preliminary strategic session in London , fields were divided into four cognate groups and each was visited separately for a day on the basis of a volume of field proposals and a critical review . |
| 15 | The cavern was illuminated fully for a second . |
| 16 | It seems as though , when the need was felt again for a monument to adorn the last resting place of the rich and great , it was met by monumentalising the only existing art , that of painted pottery . |
| 17 | She knew perfectly well that he was not very interested in paintings and that he was looking only for a secluded place where he could kiss her . |
| 18 | Nylon yarn was made there for a time along with Cellophane packaging film , carpets and circular knitted fabrics . |
| 19 | He said that the PLO was pushing hard for a role for Arafat in Monday 's ceremony and that President Clinton believed that it was up to the PLO to choose its delegation . |
| 20 | John Hendrie burst through in the closing minutes , but his strong shot was pushed away for a corner by Bob Bolder . |
| 21 | The woman said she had , and in the filing cabinet behind , but that she was searching specifically for a pair of scissors . |
| 22 | Perhaps it is seeking to increase the audience , or perhaps it was lead astray for a while by the fact that , during the Conservative leadership contest , the exciting politics at Westminster were not in the Chamber . |
| 23 | CONCERN was growing today for a 13-year-old schoolgirl who has been missing from her home in Limerick for six days . |
| 24 | Three years ago , it would have easily surpassed its $50–80,000 estimate but there was not a bid in the room , and it was sold afterward for a paltry $25,000 ( £17,850 ) . |
| 25 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
| 26 | He had left Marler in the bar , saying he was going upstairs for a shower . |
| 27 | So that was going alright for a while . |
| 28 | Next Sunday she was going home for a special birthday tea they were arranging for her . |
| 29 | The girl , on a youth training scheme , was waiting sullenly for an opening in a hairdresser 's . |
| 30 | When d'Argenlieu dispatched himself hastily to Paris a few days after the French elections and before the Haiphong incident , it was to lobby intensively for a policy of firmness ; and his tactic , says Devillers , was simple : to create fear . |