Example sentences of "and he [was/were] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The local cop was called and he was looking for Howie . ’ |
2 | This left him dreadfully depressed and he was treated for melancholia and insomnia . |
3 | There was blood everywhere and he was screaming for help . |
4 | His robes were wet with perspiration and he was gasping for breath . |
5 | Ershad had been deposed and arrested in December 1990 [ see p. 37906-07 ] ; formal charges were brought against him in January 1991 [ see p. 37965 ] , and he was committed for trial on March 19 . |
6 | During his last Chinese expedition in 1910 he broke his leg when his palanquin was swept over in a landslide , and he was lamed for life . |
7 | And he was to play for Warwickshire between 1919 and 1922 . |