Example sentences of "and [pron] was [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He heaved again at the floor plate and there was room for his feet to slide down towards the blurred stones between the sleepers . |
| 3 | Every house had one or two people who were over forty-five and it was misery for them . |
| 4 | When they 'd covered more or less everything and it was time for her to go , Angelica walked with her to the main door . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water . |