Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman began to bear witness to the Jesus of whom she knew almost nothing , and was physically beaten up for her pains . |
| 2 | The wheel was never repaired and was eventually broken up for scrap . |
| 3 | Mr McKeag ( later Dr McKeag ) had been immensely popular on the Circuit and was often invited back for special services . |
| 4 | The former England midfielder underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on Monday and was promptly ruled out for ten days . |
| 5 | He played only once in that series but was then brought back for the rubber in India and made a big impact , so that when he had Steele 's wicket at Headingley he chalked up his hundredth Test wicket in the record time of two years 144 days . |