Example sentences of "was with [pron] for " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 It was brought to her before I really got to know her , but it was with her for quite some time .
3 I was with her for about an hour .
4 My brother was with her for a long while .
5 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
6 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 .
7 Someone who was with him for himself , not because he was a man of influence and power and wealth .
8 I was with him for four hours and got nowhere ; I requested colleagues to have a crack at him all to no avail .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market .
13 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 .
14 He was a remarkable parliamentarian and , as a Minister , he was with me for many years .
15 One day during the early summer , Guy Gibson of Dam Busters fame flew in to Bourn and was with us for a few hours .
16 ‘ 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 .
17 ‘ 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 .
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