Example sentences of "were [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | My dad would say , Stay well away from them , he was always afraid they were after him for all the taxes he had n't paid . |
| 2 | ‘ You were with her for around five hours , were n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | Others were with us for the first time — students from the Darlington area . |
| 4 | The familiar house , the carpeted hall , were before him for the last time . |
| 5 | They were in 'er for a dinner Which was excellent , in Pinner , And another one , a cracker , In Majacca — that 's in Spain |
| 6 | When they had killed three sheep and roasted them in the middle of the street and ridden off with the rest of the flock , and the cattle and the horses and the hens , we buried the dead — we were at it for most of a day — and then we went off east into Arkaig . |
| 7 | You were at it for years before the others about millions being made from speculation . |