Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] he for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If so , it was at Combwich ( pronounced ‘ Cummage ’ ) that Coleridge first set foot within that secluded , forgotten territory , bounded by the Quantock Hills and a bleakly impressive coastline , which was to remain with him for the rest of his life . |
2 | One of these , Jimmie , was used by him for a harmless demonstration of the electrocardiogram at the Royal Society and became the subject of a famous parliamentary reply to a question from the anti-vivisection lobby ( Hansard , 8 July 1909 ) . |
3 | He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum . |
4 | None the less in 1329 he did simple homage ( all that was asked of him for the moment ) at Amiens , following this up with liege homage in 1331 . |
5 | Jazz 's target was to stay with him for the full four minutes . |
6 | A manuscript of poems was assembled by him for the Professor to view ; the intention being ( and Dudek was very well experienced in this sort of work ) for him to take the matter over and see it through to publication . |