Example sentences of "[pers pn] were there for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , if she were there for two months , it would be unlikely that it would regard her as a resident . |
| 2 | Well she were there for two hours just trying to . |
| 3 | You were there for four years and the they , they did n't just , if you were n't in by ten and you did n't get your proper night 's sleep then you would n't be any good on the wards the next morning . |
| 4 | And would you just would you do they food all the time that you were there for twenty years ? |
| 5 | We were there for two months . |
| 6 | They took both of us down the block , and we were there for two days — no blankets , no bed , nothing , just a mattress on the floor . |
| 7 | in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening |
| 8 | Well we were there for ten you see . |
| 9 | They were there for five days and they were producing them . |
| 10 | They were there for seven hours protected by plain-clothes officers . |
| 11 | They were there for seven days and local people demanded new laws and tougher police action . |