Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] was [verb] for [art] " 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 | I practised so hard that several windows of the house were broken , and my ball was confiscated for a week , which broke the concentration as well as the window . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Lifeboat survived until 1961 , when its truck was saved for a preservation project . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Her nose was too small to balance her high flat cheekbones , and her mouth was made for a face at least two sizes larger . |
| 10 | Its influence was analysed for the preparations with very low mucosal concentrations ( Dipentum ( n=6 ) , Salazopyrine ( n=4 ) Claversal 250 mg tablets ( n=3 ) ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I have this from her own mouth , for I visited her house at the Falster ferry , at a time when her husband was arrested for a crime . ’ |
| 13 | Italy had two small colonies , Eritrea and Somalia , on the borders of Haile Selassie 's Empire , which Mussolini was looking for an excuse to invade . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Their mother was unable to do more than feed the girls and keep them clean ; her affection was reserved for the boys , it seems . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Tilda had at first elaborated her story , saying that her mother was looking for a new Daddy , but her observation , quick as a bird 's flight , showed her that this was going too far , and she added that she and her sister prayed nightly to Our Lady of Fatima for her father 's return . |
| 21 | The station for the new age was Victor Laloux 's Gare d'Orsay in Paris , whose opening was timed for the 1900 Paris Exposition . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He had been in the ‘ custody ’ of psychiatric nurses but after his trial was adjourned for the day , he gave them the slip . |
| 24 | His eyes were unreadable but a small pulse at the edge of his lips was preparing for a dismissive smile . |
| 25 | ‘ Some people are saying that his body was substituted for the Scapegoat on Saturday night . ’ |
| 26 | Later , when schoolboy Alex Choudury , nine , presented Naina with a painting , her spontaneous kiss on his cheek was repeated for the cameras . |
| 27 | His method was to look for a regular solution of the field equations in region IV , and then to obtain the global solution simply by requiring that the metric coefficients be continuous across the boundaries . |
| 28 | His theory was developed for the purpose of giving an account of the way words have meanings , but it can easily be adapted to the task of representing the meanings of actions . |
| 29 | He paled , and flushed as richly again , and his composure was shaken for a moment ; but the small , testing smile in Isambard 's eyes straightened his shoulders and stiffened his back . |
| 30 | Whilst Harry 's replies were being vetted , his photo was taken for a false identity card , and his uniform and shoes exchanged for a civilian outfit . |