Example sentences of "were [adj] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that day , all of a sudden , you 'd never know we were hard up for business . |
| 2 | They were all having a packet of chips and fish — whoever fetched them I do n't know , cos they were all up for a good age : tell you , she were a hundred just in St Patrick 's Day . |
| 3 | Underwood then had a good day , making 31 and with Old taking the score to 250 , then taking 5 for 39 as West Indies were all out for 182 . |
| 4 | Holding started it with a blistering over of flat-out speed that accounted for Boycott , after which no one passed 26 and they were all out for 122 , with Croft again the leading wicket-taker . |
| 5 | In support , though , only Boycott reached 40 and the overnight score was 278 for 6 ; next morning they were all out for just another seven runs . |
| 6 | Even so , Botham took 8 for 103 , the second-best return of his Test career , as West Indies were all out for 245 . |
| 7 | England were all out for 159 , leaving West Indies the modest target of 128 . |
| 8 | Botham delayed the inevitable with a fifty , but Holding finished with 5 for 43 and England were all out for 202 . |
| 9 | The best England could offer was 51 from Gooch and 49 from Lamb , and just before tea they were all out for 159 . |
| 10 | Soon after two o'clock the next afternoon they were all out for 189 , the atmosphere helping the ball to move and swing around . |
| 11 | In just over an hour he took five wickets , Ambrose chipped in with the other two , and England were all out for 93 . |
| 12 | As at Lord 's , it was Logie and Dujon who got the runs , but with Foster taking 5 for 64 they were all out for 183 , the first time England had taken a first-innings lead since the Lord 's game of 1984 . |
| 13 | In six overs Fraser took five wickets for six runs for figures of 5 for 28 off twenty overs , and West Indies were all out for 164 . |
| 14 | In the face of excellent bowling , wickets fell steadily , and with 31 from Richards the top score they were all out for 139 , giving England a 47-run victory . |
| 15 | England were all out for five at the … ’ |
| 16 | The last six wickets tumbled for 22 and the West Indies were all out for 262 , and inadequate total on a hard , true pitch . |
| 17 | Sri Lanka made 262-6 in 49 overs and New Zealand were all out for 231 with only one ball remaining . |
| 18 | Australia , heading for certain defeat , captured seven West Indies wickets for 21 runs in the last six overs as the visitors were all out for 194 . |
| 19 | Derbyshire , needing 406 to win , were all out for 214 with former Test bowler Steve Watkin inspiring Glamorgan to their second consecutive win . |
| 20 | Derbyshire , needing 406 to win , were all out for 214 with former Test bowler Steve Watkin inspiring Glamorgan to their second consecutive win . |
| 21 | And at the Parks , Oxfordshire were all out for 88 , losing to Lancashire by 195 runs . |
| 22 | Cooper took out Base 's off stump and then a few balls later Courtney Walsh wrapped things up and derbyshire were all out for 521 … |
| 23 | Hinks went next caught behind off Malcolm for 15 … and after that it was downhill … the county were all out for just 139 … so they 're still 382 runs behind … |
| 24 | Hudd was Frocester 's best bowler with three for thirty six … from their forty overs Kington made 191 for 6 … it was anybody 's game … you 'd have possibly put money on the Gloucestershire side as they raced to a 143 for three … but leg spinner Clive Scott took three wickets for just ten runs and Frocester were all out for 189 on the very last ball … victory to Kington by two runs … |
| 25 | Hudd was Frocester 's best bowler with three for thirty six … from their forty overs Kington made 191 for 6 … it was anybody 's game … you 'd have possibly put money on the Gloucestershire side as they raced to a 143 for three … but leg spinner Clive Scott took three wickets for just ten runs and Frocester were all out for 189 on the very last ball … victory to Kington by two runs … |
| 26 | Sefton lost five wickets cheaply , but a last wicket stand of 59 between Rob Houghton ( 29 ) and Stuart Wade ( 20 ) , caused Wallasey some problems before they were all out for 176 with Wallasey 's 16-year-old young leg spinner David Miles taking 5–99 . |
| 27 | The visitors were all out for 83 , Louis Botes taking 3–9 and Geoff Blackburn 4–7 and only Peter Mercer ( 19 ) and Malcolm Cockbain ( 10no ) reached double figures . |
| 28 | Shotton recorded a two-wicket win at Bethesda who were all out for 125 ( Gerallt Jones 34 , Eifion Jones 26 ) as Mike Eastell ( 5–46 ) and Bryn Owen ( 4–31 ) did the damage . |
| 29 | Wales , largely batting without a great deal of distinction , were all out for 129 in 54.1 overs , trailing by 73 runs on the first innings . |
| 30 | They were all out for 93 but the game had to be abandoned with Much Wenlock on 33 for no wicket as rain continued to interrupt play . |