Example sentences of "we were [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were helter-skelter for 90 minutes and we scored three great goals . |
| 2 | We were away for almost three weeks and in between the cricket we also played five hockey fixtures and one tournament . |
| 3 | We were away for about 3 minutes but on our return a new sight greeted us . |
| 4 | ‘ We 're at pains to stress this is n't a protest , but we were here for rest and recreation , ’ he said , ‘ so if I ca n't send my men ashore ; there 's not much point in staying . ’ |
| 5 | Of course , we were here for only a short time and what time we had we spent with Debbie . |
| 6 | We were here for six days before the camels arrived , but were reassured by hearing news of them from some of the many pilgrims who passed through our camp on their way to a famous shrine of Sheikh Husain ; all carried peeled , forked wands as an emblem of their pilgrimage . |
| 7 | I met my first boyfriend when I was in the fifth year at school , and we were together for six years . |
| 8 | We were together for — oh — three years ? |
| 9 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 10 | ( Some years later , when we were abroad for a year , taking just Shanti with us , when things got difficult she would say , ‘ I want my Sara . ’ ) |
| 11 | We were there for two months . |
| 12 | We went there morning and evening every day , and on Sundays we were there for the lengthy session of Sung Eucharist . |
| 13 | in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening |
| 14 | They took both of us down the block , and we were there for two days — no blankets , no bed , nothing , just a mattress on the floor . |
| 15 | Well we were there for ten you see . |