Example sentences of "was [verb] [pron] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed an , as yet unidentifiable , soccer manager was using my house for adulterous purposes with a young female on his staff . |
| 2 | At the same time he was pursuing his preference for bilateral meetings : these culminated during the first two months of 1961 with his meeting first with the British premier , Harold Macmillan , and then with Konrad Adenauer . |
| 3 | This time , the Daily Mail was reporting his conviction for armed robbery . |
| 4 | But , as usual , what Mr Gummer was most interested in was sharing his recipe for spit-roasting members of the Opposition . |
| 5 | On the French side the Black Prince 's principal opponent was Ring John II , who succeeded his father Philip VI in 1350 and who was to allow his enthusiasm for chivalric deeds to outrun his political and military judgement . |
| 6 | On April 17 Germany announced that it was increasing its aid for Kurdish refugees to DM440,000,000 ( $262,600,000 ) . |
| 7 | He also started the city 's silk industry which was to underpin its economy for many years . |