Example sentences of "were [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trio were together for a Christmas in Vienna concert in the city hall . |
| 2 | But the family were together for a tour of Harry 's dormitory , where the new boy — known at Ludgrove as a ‘ squit ’ — will sleep with three pals . |
| 3 | Helvin moved in , and they were together for a decade . |
| 4 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 5 | A very considerable number of sub-licences which were normally for a period of six to 12 months were granted during the relevant years of assessment and the aggregate profit therefrom during these years amounted to some HK$57m . |
| 6 | Even the guns were still for a moment . |
| 7 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 8 | " Take these ; an annotated Gray 's Anatomy , some Freud — at least it 'll prove you were here for a reason if nothing else . " |
| 9 | ( Some years later , when we were abroad for a year , taking just Shanti with us , when things got difficult she would say , ‘ I want my Sara . ’ ) |
| 10 | ‘ They were there for a good couple of hours and when I left at around 2.00pm they were still interviewing players in the spare dressing rooms . ’ |
| 11 | They were there for a motoring festival , with more than two hundred million pounds worth of classic cars on show . |