Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were you responsible for the horse or were you a cattle man ? |
| 2 | Nor was I ready for the inconsistent treatment of the subject . |
| 3 | So was it reasonable for the driver to step in and use his car to defend himself against a gang armed with lumps of concrete ? |
| 4 | Was it suitable for the age and ability ranges of pupils ? 2 . |
| 5 | Was it possible for the corpse to have been so treated , with the ‘ hollownesse ’ of every bone to be filled up with solid lead ? |
| 6 | Nor was it wise for the British to make precipitate and unilateral cuts to their conventional forces . |