Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] were [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stirling took on a number of officers and men from the disbanded Special Service Regiment and the rest were distributed elsewhere , as few of them were suitable for SAS training . |
| 2 | At the elementary level of existence , many of them were desperate for basic necessities . |
| 3 | All of them were ready for action after the long period of training , but when they arrived they found that a gale had brewed up . |
| 4 | Bridget too had a similar experience : " The other girls had mixed feelings , some of them were happy for me but some thought I was a slag and a tart and that I did n't know who the father was , and they were bitchy towards me when they passed in the corridors . " |
| 5 | World events were worrying us more and more and some of us were fearful for the safety of family and friends . |
| 6 | We were like ringing the bell and both of us were desperate for a crap , absolutely desperate , and desperate for a cup of tea cos we got up at ei er half seven . |
| 7 | The rest of us were all for starting back to Oxford and Jack suggested we go without him . |
| 8 | … ’ Reading this part of the judgment as a whole , however , it is clear that the district judge was doing no more than taking note of the fact that whereas the proceedings before him were ready for trial the future of the B.M.F.L. prosecution was beset with uncertainty . |