Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 2 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 3 | ‘ They were there for a good couple of hours and when I left at around 2.00pm they were still interviewing players in the spare dressing rooms . ’ |
| 4 | Paul Simpson 's goal was enough for a one-one draw . |
| 5 | Quail Eggs Arnold Bennett — perhaps the name should put one off , and what arrived was enough for a full meal , with much haddock , but the sauce was rather thick , reminding one of our party of a school-sanatorium dinner . |
| 6 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 7 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 8 | I had n't had any kind of pain relief — well , there was n't time ! — but the pain , although very intense , was only for a short time , so it was easy for me to bear . |
| 9 | Not going to school , and having to pretend I did n't live on the island all the time , has meant that I did n't grow up with anybody of my own age ( except Eric , of course , but even he was away for a long time ) , and about the time I was thinking of venturing further afield and getting to know more people Eric went crazy , and things got a bit uncomfortable in the town for a while . |
| 10 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
| 11 | The vow was usually for a limited time , but Samson ( a somewhat unorthodox Nazirite ) had a lifelong vow ( Judges 13–16 ) . |
| 12 | Startled , he drew back , and was still for a few seconds , watching her as she battled with her thoughts , then with a barely audible sigh he said , ‘ What is it , Rachel ? |
| 13 | He has been Professor of Architecture at the University of Belgrade , and was also for a brief period in the early 1980s the Mayor of the city . |
| 14 | Furthermore , Finch ( 1989 ) suggests that much co-residence between relatives was driven by economic imperatives and was often for a temporary period only . |
| 15 | But she was here for a little while now , and would be coming back in mid-April to get Luxembourg on . |
| 16 | ‘ I was there for a long time , but I ca n't remember anyone visiting me . |
| 17 | The possibility was there for a tremendous finish . |
| 18 | You knew for a fact that anyone in that world was there for a genuine reason , either because he could n't get a job doing anything else — which was probably the best reason — or for the love of it . |
| 19 | Yet what alternative was there for a female orator ? |
| 20 | Baird was there for a further two years before leaving in 1987 with chef Barry Forster , who had been offered the position of head chef at Longueville Manor on Jersey . |
| 21 | So a week later I moved in , and I was there for a year-and-a-half . |
| 22 | Dot thought about that place where they 'd visited him long ago , with soldiers guarding the main gate , and long low buildings surrounded by grass clipped so flat there was nowhere for a running man to hide . |
| 23 | But I do know that in s in the sort of southern southern Ryedale area , the support was definitely for a new settlement to meet the assessed needs of the Greater York area . |