Example sentences of "was [prep] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sum of the subclass medians was for controls 99.7% ; for the ulcerative colitis group 101.1% ; and for the Crohn 's disease group 96.4% . |
| 2 | ‘ That was for Andropulos 's benefit . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not surprised she was for cats ' meat , ’ Biddy said . |
| 4 | The Pill was as much about men 's sexual liberation as it ever was about women 's , because it purged their fear of paternity . |
| 5 | 'E was after magpies ' eggs . ’ |
| 6 | Everywhere the conversation was of children 's books , because of Shona Innes ' popular quiz , of course 550 copies were sold . |
| 7 | However , he was told that the best use of his talents was with children 's work . |
| 8 | Yes , I was in women 's clothing . |
| 9 | At that time the only market for illustrators was in children 's books , the Radio times and realistic stuff for women 's magazines and paperbacks . |
| 10 | I read women authors voraciously , and when you consider this was in pre-Women 's Press and Virago days , it meant I read a strange variety of subjects : history , travel , witchcraft , politics , poetry , theology , philosophy , even Victorian novelettes on the evils of alcohol inspired by the Temperance League . |
| 11 | Twenty years ago I was on programmes li , was Central Weekend on twenty years ago , I do n't , twenty years ago |
| 12 | The diesel-electric submarine was on contractors ' sea trials some 40 miles northwest of Lewis when the incident occurred . |