Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So desperate were we for hard news on our fellow hostages , and indeed for ourselves , that Brian and I found this very trying . |
| 2 | There was nothing for white people in Dhang : just a cluster of shops and shacks ; stalls at the side of the road leading from the station ; a bicycle repair shop ; little wooden shops on stilts which sold biscuits , cigarettes and sweets . |
| 3 | Two good pieces of gear had encouraged me to make the move , but once started there was nothing for 15 feet . |
| 4 | But the longer-term victory was one for central government and its determined custodians . |
| 5 | and , what happened was it was a hell of a stink in dock , because there was all different workers for different jobs , it was one for fitting car seats , you had one for fitting glass , you had one for doing engine , one for fitting the gear box , one fitting wheels on , so you had ten blokes just doing one job on a car |
| 6 | Dr Losberne went up to examine Oliver , and was there for some time . |
| 7 | And that was it for another year . |
| 8 | And was it for this awfulness that she had taken the great jump that would divide her from the rest of her life , that she could never go back to , for this she had put herself beyond the pale and ruined her life ? |