Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] were [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ate lunch before leaving , and at one o'clock we were ready for afternoon surgery . |
| 2 | Before long they were 59 for 6 ; Botham swung the bat for 37 off as many balls , and Bairstow , replacing the runless Knott , made 40 to take the total to 143 . |
| 3 | It describes how Archbishop Lyfing spoke to the king about the freedom of his church , and then rejected Cnut 's offer of a new charter of freedom with the complaint that he had plenty such charters if only they were good for anything . |
| 4 | Originally they were responsible for making accurate copies of the scriptures and for guarding the text against any errors . |
| 5 | And er that then we were alright for winter in case we caught cold . |
| 6 | When I was there they were desperate for one and anxious that the sanctions should be lifted . |
| 7 | The regenerative cars had not shown the expected economies and indeed they were responsible for excessive current consumption . |
| 8 | The genius of balancing a menu meant that even yet we were ready for the next course . |
| 9 | Instead they were movie-choosing for themselves ; turning up in droves to see films which were long on emotional content , romance and humour , and short on blood and guts . |
| 10 | It was the closest we had come to the outside world in nearly four months yet they were responsible for the oil which glossed the harbour and had killed the coral . |
| 11 | And soon afterwards we were grateful for its responsive power steering and generous reserves of torque ( perfect for those 1:5 hills ) to take the climb up Winnat 's Pass with ease . |
| 12 | And soon afterwards we were grateful for its responsive power steering and generous reserves of torque ( perfect for those 1:5 hills ) to take the climb up Winnat 's Pass with ease . |