Example sentences of "were [prep] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After we left the police station we all had to go to hospital ; we were off work for weeks . |
| 2 | Berisha told reporters that he had informed Genscher that Albania 's most urgent needs were for aid for agriculture and for help in solving transport problems . |
| 3 | Both the girls were under age for drinking , but knew they 'd be served without any trouble . |
| 4 | ‘ We have seen a steady rise with figures just over three times what they were in September for adults seeking advice , ’ Mr. Barnes added . |
| 5 | We were in London for rehearsals at the Globe , and the actors put on the new play for the first time on the 29th of June , 1613 . |
| 6 | The responses of the 228 visitors from outside Edinburgh are set out in Table 4 , below , and show that most of these individuals were in Edinburgh for leisure purposes . |
| 7 | Seven people were reported killed in a series of pre-dawn air raids on two Croat villages , which Yugoslav army commanders said were in retaliation for attacks on an air base in the regional centre of Mostar nearby . |
| 8 | Third , it gave as justification for some of its outrages that they were in retaliation for attacks on the army . |
| 9 | Other unpleasant surprises were in store for lesbians and gays in the Church of England . |
| 10 | So , as the Germans put Britain under pressure to reduce air pollution to protect forests , all the ingredients were in place for conflict and confusion . |
| 11 | Diaz breached Atherstone 's defence at Dorchester ; Raji and Gonzales were in tandem for Boldmere St Michael 's at Walsall Wood ; while Oldbury and Rocester , in the FA Vase against Hinckley Athletic and Burscough respectively , looked to Rossi and Anastasi for goals . |
| 12 | We asked a random selection of women who were in Darlington for market day to tell us how old they were . |
| 13 | Yes , because we were on route for doggy walking were n't we ? |
| 14 | Mr Major remained buoyant yesterday as he campaigned in Cambridgeshire , insisting that the Tories were on course for victory . |
| 15 | Gavin McDonald and Neil Cook were on target for Warrington . |
| 16 | Paul Adamson scoring both of the RA 's goal while Kevin Gilbad and Tim Wright were on target for Boldon . |
| 17 | Steve Wood also netted for the winners , while Danny Fair and Steve Lyons were on target for Greenvale . |