Example sentences of "and [pron] was [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twelve and thirteen and I was cook for four years there . |
| 2 | Despite her love of exercise , her health had been poor since her early adulthood and she was bedridden for many years . |
| 3 | A meeting was convened on 1st July 1600 to discuss the state of affairs but it was very poorly attended ; still the Germans were granted £200 to lay in peat , coal and other fuels for the next winter … and there was concern for the plight of the workmen should the mining halt . |
| 4 | The coverage of the new business park was encouraging , however , as it showed that Scotswood had not been forgotten , and there was hope for a better future . |
| 5 | The banging stopped , and there was peace for a moment . |
| 6 | The form of mills had developed only slowly since the Middle Ages , but by the middle of the eighteenth century the technology of wind and water power was being investigated scientifically and there was competition for mill sites because of enlarging industrial needs . |
| 7 | There were more puris — a whole basketful — eaten with hot spicy potatoes , fried in mustard oil brought back from Aula , and there was rice for everyone , and an emerald green soup of wild young ka kani leaves . |
| 8 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 9 | And there was silence for a quarter of an hour until he picked up his watch , and put the sketch back on the table . |
| 10 | But when the South lost the war , and there was equality for black people , Uncle Elias left America . |
| 11 | He heaved again at the floor plate and there was room for his feet to slide down towards the blurred stones between the sleepers . |
| 12 | For others it could be a pleasant existence if places were available and there was room for flexibility and experiment in provision . |
| 13 | The Communists were at variance with all their previous allies and there was room for an alternative viewpoint . |
| 14 | And there was consolation for No 8 Ben Clarke , who has been selected for England . |
| 15 | And there was praise for the Barlow Clowes Investors Group , which , with Manchester solicitors Alexander Tatham , were at the forefront of the battle for compensation . |
| 16 | Every house had one or two people who were over forty-five and it was misery for them . |
| 17 | Mr Eames was just getting up , convinced that juniors and upstarts were usurping the stage and it was time for him to be where the action was , when he was interrupted by the bell . |
| 18 | Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. , |
| 19 | Then , when the show was over and it was time for everyone to wake up and go home , they opened up the roof — the whole thing rolls back to one side . |
| 20 | Now the churching was over and it was time for the baptism to begin . |
| 21 | Now the day had arrived , and it was time for Matthew to say goodbye . |
| 22 | When they 'd covered more or less everything and it was time for her to go , Angelica walked with her to the main door . |
| 23 | Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water . |