Example sentences of "was [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it says in this booklet that W H was for one for a period , the prospective Labour candidate for er Central , as was then . |
| 2 | You used to have to take a er a erm your own cup and erm that was for your for for whatever we had we I do n't know I remember we had lemonade or pop or whether it was tea or we had er we had to take a cup , and er most of us invariably took a a big handkerchief with us . |
| 3 | No wonder they had let the army take over this area ; it was worth nothing for farming . |
| 4 | So It was worth it for the w for the when the war came . |
| 5 | When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air . |
| 6 | She was picturing her daughter , her beloved Angel , and as the pony stepped daintily over the cobbles she was counting the minutes until she was with her for the first time in nearly six months . |
| 7 | It was brought to her before I really got to know her , but it was with her for quite some time . |
| 8 | I was with her for about an hour . |
| 9 | My brother was with her for a long while . |
| 10 | So , I said this I said erm I said oh Jan says something all I 'm I 've known what Sandra can be like , you know erm you know well I was with her for three |
| 11 | Having had a gruesome storm-tossed journey , his first act on landing was to fulfil his vow to travel barefoot to the nearest shrine in thanksgiving for his delivery ; the rheumatism which resulted was with him for the rest of his life — as was the sourness with which he regarded Scotland . |
| 12 | Someone who was with him for himself , not because he was a man of influence and power and wealth . |
| 13 | I was with him for four hours and got nowhere ; I requested colleagues to have a crack at him all to no avail . |
| 14 | You went out and about for twelve weeks with your tutor constable , if you like , they call it puppy walking he was the highly trained policeman and I was the new policeman , I was with him for twelve weeks . |
| 15 | And then I was with him for five years till nineteen The same week , nineteen thirty , I took over the business from him in Valley . |
| 16 | It was not my instinct to go , but the group — including my wife who was with me for those two days — set the example and I grudgingly , guardedly accompanied them . |
| 17 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 18 | The Italian , who was with me for two months , became really rather tiresome and disruptive , especially to the charming young German working hard for her exams . |
| 19 | He was a remarkable parliamentarian and , as a Minister , he was with me for many years . |
| 20 | One day during the early summer , Guy Gibson of Dam Busters fame flew in to Bourn and was with us for a few hours . |
| 21 | ‘ One of our sons was with us for eight months before going away to the other end of the earth — I could n't even phone him . |
| 22 | ‘ If you remember , Luke Scott was with us for six months as a favour to the station 's director-general , who was a friend of his , because our listenership figures were dropping and we were losing advertising . |
| 23 | Well , I was in her for thirteen months . |
| 24 | If so , what was in it for her ? |
| 25 | Cos an oil engine was in it for a while and then they put a new diesel engine in I think it would be nineteen thirty nine or something . |
| 26 | In fact he and then Craigie from Rowsay was in it for a while . |
| 27 | That 's what he was in it for . |
| 28 | The example of Dad Uzzell was before him for the rest of his life . |
| 29 | ‘ I fell for him at once and he seemed attracted to me , but that was all there was to it for a long time . |
| 30 | I think that 's why I was on it for so long . |