Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they were assertive and asked for what they wanted rather than ‘ manipulated ’ , they would in many cases be more successful . |
| 2 | Mrs Curdle 's annual bunch of flowers constituted something of a problem in the doctor 's house , for they were artificial and lasted for ever . |
| 3 | You saw that they were dead and rang for the police . |
| 4 | Every file , every data sheet on the exiles and émigrés who 'd caused trouble over the past thirty years was computerized and collated for him . |
| 5 | It was this that accounted for [ the ] breadth and resiliency [ of the militancy ] , its tendency to spill over the boundaries of normal industrial action , its unique ability to involve women as well as men , and its political dimensions . |
| 6 | He turned professional when he was sixteen and fought for the featherweight title of Great Britain , a bout he lost to Micky McGuire . |
| 7 | In 1985 Cox 's paper was timely and asked for shifts in American Irish and British labour politics in a wholly correct way . |
| 8 | Flaubert was distressed and begged for mercy , but she gave him no quarter . ’ |
| 9 | If you was greedy and went for a shilling you lost it after a week or two you see ? |