Example sentences of "[pron] was there for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I was there for six years |
| 2 | And er well I was there for eighteen month as a yard inspector . |
| 3 | And he went , I mean I was there for blooming ages . |
| 4 | I was there for four days , about four or five interviews , then I was taken to Kilburn for an identification parade . |
| 5 | About 12 years ago I was there for four months , and it was 16 weeks too long . |
| 6 | I was there for two weeks . |
| 7 | I was there for two years . |
| 8 | I was there for twenty years . |
| 9 | I was there for twenty years . |
| 10 | I was there for 6 weeks before the German Paratroops arrived ’ . |
| 11 | I was there for another month , then they sent me to Bullwood Hall . |
| 12 | ‘ I was there for some time before you arrived , Caroline . |
| 13 | The lines could , of course , be read as reflecting on Alison : " she was there for any man " . |
| 14 | So then Sunday night erm we was there for twenty minutes for ten minutes . |
| 15 | He was there for 18 months . |
| 16 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
| 17 | He was there for 15 months before moving to Reading . |