Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three days later — the last Saturday before Christmas — Regent Street and stretches of the Charing Cross Road had to be evacuated for nearly two hours following bomb scares , and Hatchards and Dillons in Piccadilly were also forced to shut for up to four hours on Saturday . |
| 2 | Marsh was always expected to return for the World Cup , and Waugh , with this superb innings , made it extremely difficult for the selectors to ignore him too . |
| 3 | But poor old Wayne Phillips was always going to suffer for the demise of the local hero , unless he got at least 100 in his first trip to the crease . |
| 4 | Pembroke was well placed to speak for those who wanted a more vigorous and successful war : he had a special place in the king 's affections , and he had acquitted himself well in Aquitaine . |
| 5 | Sammy was already sitting waiting for them , his tail thumping the ground impatiently from side to side . |
| 6 | Passengers and passers-by alike found its wide , illuminated photographs of mouth-watering meals irresistible — though at a cost ( in 1980 ) of nearly £½million , Casey Jones was obviously going to pay for himself only at the busiest venues . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've got yourself a deal , ’ said Charlie with a grin , and from that day Mrs Smelley was never seen shopping for fruit or vegetables in the market again . |
| 8 | When Peter Hickton was finally persuaded to stop for the day , at about seven , Charles Paris walked with the author to the pub round the corner . |
| 9 | Mortimer was also tempted to go for the sentries , but also recognized the folly of such a move . |