Example sentences of "[adj] was [pos pn] [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 She found it painful to anticipate the poor man 's misery , and was dismayed co recognize how ferocious was her dislike for the woman .
2 Another familiar failing was his distaste for the give-and-take of bargaining .
3 There was n't even a mantle , it as a wall bracket that came out of the wall with a little tiny gas jet that fanned out sot of thing and that was your illumination for the the bedroom .
4 No that was , that was our er that was our accounts for the year .
5 That was my achievements for the week .
6 That was his decree for the man he loved best in the world .
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