Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [to-vb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the slight injuries happened at roundabouts on Northgate , Bondgate , Parkgate and North Road Mr Graham Hamilton , of Darlington Freewheelers , said car drivers were often to blame for bike accidents and called for new measures to raise awareness . |
| 2 | In September , Marshall admitted that the CEGB was partly to blame for acidification of Scandinavia . |
| 3 | Her father was about to leave for work , by the time she had showered and dressed . |
| 4 | I was about to leave for school and I walked out the door without my skirt on . |
| 5 | According to reports at the weekend , former Wimbledon champion McEnroe stopped Tatum 's credit cards and made tearful phone calls to her family , saying she was about to file for divorce . |