Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others were with us for the first time — students from the Darlington area . |
| 2 | The familiar house , the carpeted hall , were before him for the last time . |
| 3 | So It was worth it for the w for the when the war came . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Having had a gruesome storm-tossed journey , his first act on landing was to fulfil his vow to travel barefoot to the nearest shrine in thanksgiving for his delivery ; the rheumatism which resulted was with him for the rest of his life — as was the sourness with which he regarded Scotland . |
| 7 | The example of Dad Uzzell was before him for the rest of his life . |