Example sentences of "was [prep] he for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Someone who was with him for himself , not because he was a man of influence and power and wealth . |
| 3 | I was with him for four hours and got nowhere ; I requested colleagues to have a crack at him all to no avail . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The example of Dad Uzzell was before him for the rest of his life . |