Example sentences of "i was [vb pp] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I made up my mind — " Now Mary Edgar you 'll be terribly sea-sick , " so I was prepared for the worst . |
| 2 | I was intended for the religious life . |
| 3 | I was abused for the first time at three years old . |
| 4 | I make this point after returning from a day 's walking near Ullswater when I was approached by a party of walkers who had followed me for some distance thinking that I was headed for the same destination . |
| 5 | ‘ I was asked for the first time last week what I 'd do if we got into the Premier League . |
| 6 | And , if any other recommendation be needed , I was asked for the second time to be coach monitor on our outing to Brighton , so you can see that I must be OK . |
| 7 | I trusted him to see that I was equipped for the new life I had chosen . |
| 8 | Luck plays a great part in success and as mine would have it , I was chosen for the pre-Christmas show . |
| 9 | I said that unless I was picked for the final leg I would n't run . |