Example sentences of "were [det] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm I do n't think so I , I was n't er , I were all for looking for a , going to work , you know . |
| 2 | They were all for stealing from shops . |
| 3 | The farmer 's servants were all for pulling out the weeds but the farmer pointed out that this would mean that some of the good wheat would also be lost . |
| 4 | These older men definitely wanted to go back to their families , and the younger ones were all for fighting the enemies of La Belle France in this most superior kind of foreign legion . |
| 5 | The rest of us were all for starting back to Oxford and Jack suggested we go without him . |
| 6 | The others were more for dressing and er you know . |