Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [was/were] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather a lot of everything in tins , that 's why do n't know if my Mum was waiting for the invite today only I hope she 's I was n't bothered Oh that 's nice . |
| 2 | On Friday 24 February 1989 , my Group was meeting for the weekend at Oxford . |
| 3 | Compensation had to be fought for , it was n't a matter of right , and a piece of a very small piece of coal fell down the shaft , the onsetter 's the man at the bottom , and it through his hand and he got compensation and then my father was sacked for the shovel . |
| 4 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 5 | I worked out in a gym three times a week but when my fitness was tested for the BBC 's The Fitness Programme ( which , embarrassingly , I was presenting ) , it was discovered that although my biceps were passable , my heart and lungs were unaffected by my muscle conditioning . |
| 6 | The repeal of the sedition statute failed to avert a march by 10,000 students through Taipei on March 20 , during which calls were made for the resignation of the Prime Minister , Gen. Hau Pei-tsun . |
| 7 | Furniture manufacturers could only operate under licence to the government and most of their products were designated for the defence of the realm . |
| 8 | Tottenham2 Aston Villa5 THE most disappointing aspect of Tottenham 's 13th home defeat of the season was not their naive defending or individual errors that made Aston Villa think some of their opponents were practising for the PFA strike . |
| 9 | He made his call at a meeting of high-level civil servants , police and military officers on Nov. 2 , three days before a House of Representatives debate on prostitution at which demands were made for the closure of all brothels nationwide . |
| 10 | As the NCF tried to come to terms with the fact that most of its supporters were opting for the Home Office scheme , bitter arguments broke out . |
| 11 | Eva has always had a special relationship with Margaret , the younger , quieter sister but the ones at the top of the family are also high ill her esteem.Joyce was loved for the way she helped " mother " them and Beverley , the eldest boy , was another of her heroes . |
| 12 | Its influence was analysed for the preparations with very low mucosal concentrations ( Dipentum ( n=6 ) , Salazopyrine ( n=4 ) Claversal 250 mg tablets ( n=3 ) ) . |
| 13 | However , Victoria 's weekly bath was a ritual , a ceremonial , absorbing all Aunt Margaret 's attention and taking up a great deal of time , and Melanie was by herself in the kitchen , which was warm and smug and complacent since its work was finished for the day . |
| 14 | Many of the small boats which usually travelled its waters were moored for the night and The Sandhopper passed a number of them as it made its way up river . |
| 15 | Although forewarned by the bombardment , the Germans had not temporarily withdrawn from the heights ; so the troops in their trenches were bombarded for the best part of a week and could receive no food or relief from the devastating artillery fire . |
| 16 | This college , renowned in its time , was built by the Countess Paola Ludovica Torelli della Guastella — thankfully , her name was shortened for the dedication — for the daughters of noble but impoverished families . |
| 17 | Nauru 's claim for rehabilitation rests upon the assertion that its territory was mined for the benefit of the trust powers , principally Australia , to the long-term detriment of its development and welfare , and in violation of the trusteeship agreement and of principles relating to self-determination . |
| 18 | Then she turned back to Dane , effectively ending the audience , and for the rest of the trip her conversation was reserved for the driver alone . |
| 19 | Their mother was unable to do more than feed the girls and keep them clean ; her affection was reserved for the boys , it seems . |
| 20 | When the IWC was established in 1946 , its purpose was to work for the resuscitation of an industry that was declining because stocks had been over-exploited during the previous decades , rather than to conserve existing whale stocks . |
| 21 | Its purpose was to prepare for the coming struggle between good order under a monarchy , and the revolutionary socialism of the sort to which republics often sink-until , that is , conditions deteriorate to the point where people are ready to revolt against the system and return to the rule of an even more powerful dictator . |
| 22 | ‘ I was beginning to think you pair were dancing for the duration , ’ Andy joked as he shook hands with Maggie . |
| 23 | The Co-prosperity Sphere became an area whose resources were exploited for the benefit of Japan . |
| 24 | The station for the new age was Victor Laloux 's Gare d'Orsay in Paris , whose opening was timed for the 1900 Paris Exposition . |
| 25 | He lived quietly in half his old house , he sometimes went to visit friends in other parts of the country , and occasionally to London , where he stayed in the Dorchester Hotel and was asked to luncheon by Churchill , whose venom was reserved for the index of his book . |
| 26 | Then his hand was slipping beneath the soft silk fabric , making her flesh jump excitedly as he touched her , and his fingers were reaching for the strap of her bra , dropping it loosely over her shoulder and peeling the cup of her bra away . |
| 27 | He had been in the ‘ custody ’ of psychiatric nurses but after his trial was adjourned for the day , he gave them the slip . |
| 28 | His eyes were peeled for the main chance — but where was it ? |
| 29 | ‘ Some people are saying that his body was substituted for the Scapegoat on Saturday night . ’ |
| 30 | Later , when schoolboy Alex Choudury , nine , presented Naina with a painting , her spontaneous kiss on his cheek was repeated for the cameras . |