Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [art] new " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recent survey conducted by the accountancy firm Arthur Anderson showed that four out of 10 companies in the Community were unprepared for the new VAT regime . |
| 2 | Women were hungry for a new life away from the heat , from the cloister , hungry for education , hungry for travel . |
| 3 | He was ambitious for the new job , had cleverly planned and schemed to get it . |
| 4 | Most of the old prisoners were there because they personally had no wish to escape , and although their reasons for not wishing to were usually quite sensible and not always selfish it was difficult for a new prisoner to grasp them . |
| 5 | They felt that the time was ripe for a new approach . |
| 6 | Emily suddenly felt a surge of elation , she was eager for the new experience of being introduced into what she considered was the world of adulthood . |
| 7 | What was true for the new African states was also true for France . |
| 8 | But Manchester United are a world-famous club and I was ready for a new challenge . ’ |