Example sentences of "say [pron] [was/were] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manningham had said he was n't for sale , but he might consider double the figure offered . |
| 2 | At the symposium , ‘ Are You Prepared for IT ? ’ , hosted by Zenith Data Systems , Gates spoke out on object programming , saying he thought the concept was just another hype that extends far beyond the reality available today — having said that , he said to look out for Microsoft 's Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 ‘ during 1993 ’ , saying he was all for any technology that will enable the economical re-use of parts of programs . |
| 3 | She was sure it would get Edouard and his wife into trouble , and she kept saying it was only for another day or two . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You said you were here for just a week ? ’ |
| 5 | No , you said you were there for half past five , because you had to get there before half past five in order to book it . |
| 6 | Cos they were all taking the mick out of him and he said oh she did n't do it he said she was away for the weekend , I had somebody else there . |
| 7 | Rumour said it was all for show , to ward off the office wolves . |