Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [was/were] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boys were younger than me but I remember them coming to school — and what a job that was for them . |
| 2 | ‘ What a day that was for 'er , it nearly give 'er permanent ‘ ysterics , though she 's been all right lately , except for 'er chilblains . |
| 3 | Only Shelley , Rosie and Miguel knew what a momentous day this was for them . |
| 4 | There is no question at all that he meant any harm ; but you will no doubt appreciate how uncomfortable a situation this was for me . |
| 5 | BBC Radio 4 was for news and talk ; Radio 3 , for classical music . |
| 6 | Radio 4 was for talk — news , current affairs , drama and general entertainment . |
| 7 | No doubt this was for the good practical reason that as royal taxation became more frequent separate and additional councils for the church 's own business became more inconvenient : there was a limit to the number of times the clergy could be summoned from their parishes and livings to provincial assemblies in London or elsewhere . |