Example sentences of "were [adj] [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took me a long time to admit that , but I gradually realized that many people were grateful to me for sharing the thought with them . |
| 2 | People were interested in it for about five minutes . |
| 3 | We can guess that both the lords and the village community found a uniform system , in which all the tenants had land of their own , and all worked to till the lord 's domain , had its advantages ; in particular , that the lords preferred the service of serfs , whose lives they did not have to organize in detail , to that of slaves , who were dependent on them for food and clothing and a roof over their heads . |
| 4 | It would be a mistake to assume that all participants in the revolt were involved in it for the same reasons . |
| 5 | Even to him it was now barely imaginable , and other eagles he mentioned it to seemed to take it as a lie and untruth , and were angry at him for trying to delude them . |
| 6 | At the hostel they were furious with us for bringing the police , they just wanted us out , literally , and we were out ! |
| 7 | On another occasion he had been struck once by another man at work and we were furious at him for not returning the blow . |
| 8 | A number of other ways were open to him for recovering what was owed him . |
| 9 | They were amused by him for a while but he did n't keep his place . |