Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | After towing them back to their ship we were friends for life and the word soon went round the fleet . |
| 2 | Erm we were agents for a firm called in Australia , who made very good leather indeed , and we did sell quite a large amount of his tanneds to the local er firms for the saddlery trade . |
| 3 | But however that 's the way things went and er we were distributors for the Morris for Selkirkshire and Peebleshire . |
| 4 | ‘ People thought we were idiots for a long time , ’ remembers Kelly . |
| 5 | Advertising members of the family as if they were houses for sale |
| 6 | Sometimes they were illustrations for serious study or important social statements . |
| 7 | They were canvassers for the Bah á'; í Faith . |
| 8 | No there 's they were , they were called but they were agents for their own ships . |
| 9 | They were agents for Edinburgh Collieries Co. , Arniston Coal Co. , Hirst Coal Co. and Birkley Coal Co to name but a few . |
| 10 | er they were agents for these papers for any news |
| 11 | Like the French cathedrals , they were Bibles for those who could not read . |
| 12 | Our crews felt no great satisfaction when Pakistani nationals were intercepted on these operations , rather they were subjects for sympathy . |
| 13 | But he , that other bloke , he said they were briquettes for eight pound thirty did n't he ? |
| 14 | They were colleagues for a year , during which time Mellanby no doubt formed a very definite appraisal of Florey 's abilities . |