Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | RUGBY Union rookies Tony Underwood and Martin Hynes received a boost to their England hopes yesterday when they were called up for the today 's game against Leicester . |
| 2 | At the back of the house was a lock-up gaol and if any one caused any trouble they were locked up for the night , then transported the next morning by the local ‘ taxi ’ , which was a horse and cart , to the police station at Brough to be tried . |
| 3 | But while they were gearing up for the Hi-de-Hi job , Wirral 's Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals went short of clean bedlinen . |
| 4 | They were cleaned up for the arrival of summer and then it was not unusual if they were repaired before the onslaught of winter . |
| 5 | He sent her some of his notes of what he had seen in their walks and frequently let her see his ‘ papers ’ before they were copied out for the editors . |
| 6 | So that 's when I was eating my dinner , when they were going up for the cup and she fell asleep , well you know with the wine in you , here was my eyes all out for the count . |