Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose . |
| 2 | That is , they were conscious of the rule , and rather than following it out of obligation , they were using it for their own benefit , as a sort of ‘ officializing ’ or ‘ universalizing ’ strategy in order to ‘ cloak themselves in legitimation ’ . |
| 3 | Though he was more like his old self , many suspected they were seeing him for the last time . |
| 4 | Indeed , a recurrent theme among these women was that they felt they had no right to benefit , that they were getting something for nothing , in marked contrast to a wage . |
| 5 | That was a great week because they felt they were getting it for nothing , till it come to the end of the quarter and then they had to pay it . |
| 6 | They were concerned least the Shah should think that they were rebuking him for comparing him unfavourably with them of steel . |
| 7 | Afterwards I felt ashamed that I thought I knew better than they did , especially when they were doing everything for free . |
| 8 | They were doing it for Roberto , he was such a lovable character . |
| 9 | And the fact that they were doing it for a great deal more money , like Havvie Blaine , rather than for supper and a few pence , did n't make it any better . |
| 10 | Strong opposition to such Assemblies was silenced by a very modern excuse — they were doing it for Charity . |
| 11 | And he said the they were pressing him for completion that very minute . |
| 12 | I wondered if they passed that Trade Union ( positive vetting ) file over to someone else or whether they were keeping it for my return . |
| 13 | HE : Anyone would think they were cutting it for coal-heavers ( pause ) or stonebreakers . |
| 14 | Me auntie got it up there and when she got up there they were selling them for nineteen pounds . |