Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In passing , I would like to say how grateful I was for this friendly and sympathetic , as well as informative , advice from the Humanist Association . |
| 2 | They had walked quite some miles , she realised on the return journey , and she had been in his company for quite some while , so it came as no surprise to also realise how totally unsuited she was for the job she was there to do . |
| 3 | Christian preachers could declare how wrong it was for an individual to be dominated by another so as to be his legal property , and to be bought for much less than the rich would give for a racehorse . |
| 4 | In few cases was the curriculum criticized adversely , but in one or two cases a particular course was questioned in terms of how appropriate it was for the pupils , or because an aspect of the curriculum was underdeveloped . |
| 5 | On the Monday they showed how easy it was for top-class bowlers to pitch the ball up and get wickets . |
| 6 | He knew how easy it was for someone to conceal himself amongst the clutter of hanging garments , unseen and unsuspected , while even grown-ups went about their business in ignorance of his presence . |
| 7 | OEEC demonstrated how easy it was for policies of coordination to clash with national wishes and interests . |
| 8 | A group of fifth form pupils when asked for their response after using a simulation on the Arab-Israeli situation , remarked that one thing it had demonstrated was how easy it was for the countries to slide into war ! |
| 9 | Boyle spoke yesterday of how delighted he was for the two athletes and the satisfaction their golden double gave him . |
| 10 | It is just that being shown into the library , which has been shut up these many years , perhaps brought it home to me how very sad it was for … ’ |
| 11 | And suddenly she knew how much she longed to see them , to introduce him to them , and to tell them how sorry she was for her wild behaviour over Terry , and for her conceited folly over Havvie . |
| 12 | She wanted to show how grateful she was for this second chance . |
| 13 | They often discussed his family together and how hard it was for a single man to bring up children alone . |
| 14 | She told herself later that she could n't have been expected to remember what a knife-edge he lived on , how hard it was for him to trust anyone . |
| 15 | Then he said I was too innocent to realise how hard it was for him just to see me for half an hour and a kiss and cuddle . ’ |
| 16 | No one would know how hard it was for her to act the bride she would never be . |
| 17 | Generally speaking , the longer the period of planning for an escape the more satisfactory it was for the prospective escaper . |
| 18 | After he had left the office his senior colleague observed with undisguised admiration how well Fred knew his district and how valuable it was for an officer to have such knowledge at his fingertips . |
| 19 | You see there , there was a er not paying for it , asking about it , the finance committee how very cold it was for the elderly and they sit in there while some get taken home and |
| 20 | Well , I was crazy … sure I was for a time . |
| 21 | Wandsworth MIND insisted last week the ban had been only temporary , although director Frank Dillon was unable to say how long it was for . |
| 22 | Which is why I 'm ringing , ’ Rosemary revealed , and confessed , ‘ I have n't let myself face how lonely I was for the sound of his voice . |
| 23 | In our first Report we tried as far as possible to avoid the word ‘ grammar ’ , and to explain how important it was for children to use linguistic terminology . |
| 24 | They knew how important it was for a baby to have fresh air and sun . |
| 25 | Most meal-times took an hour or more but she had realized how important it was for him to eat . |
| 26 | Our guide Sam gave us very clear instructions — he did n't need to emphasise how important it was for us to do exactly as he said . |
| 27 | At Moss Green , GIST was called in to address the second-year class before they made craft mini-options , to stress how important it was for girls to consider getting a grounding in technology . |
| 28 | She knew how important it was for him to be in a good army , and if the war had ended in Rhodesia , then perhaps another might start in one of France 's old colonies so that the Legion could get involved . |
| 29 | He leaned forward , smiling , playing the perfect host , knowing how important it was for him to win these young men over . |
| 30 | When one turns from internal to external trade , one sees that some men at any rate recognized how important it was for England to control the sea . |