Example sentences of "[pron] was [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the more she thought about his arrogant assumptions , his conceited certainty that she was his for the taking , the more she bristled with indignation … |
| 2 | Even if she never saw him again , even if he married Dana , she was his for the rest of her life . |
| 3 | And then Lisabeth came to see what the noise was and he must have thought she was you for a minute — we had the curtains drawn , you see . |
| 4 | Always worrying you if there was something for the least . |
| 5 | On the second day we went out climbing again but the assessors — there was one for every two candidates — constantly posed us with problems to find out how we would deal with rescues and emergencies . |
| 6 | There was one for every play of the cycle — one for The Garden of Eden , one for The murder of Abel , one for The Sacrifice of Isaac , one for The destruction of the World … |
| 7 | It had to be admitted that there was plenty for the voters to be disgruntled about . |
| 8 | There was an element of fitness training in the Scots ' routines , but there was none for the Fijians . |
| 9 | and there was a lot of waste , but these new tables did bring that , it was something for the company it was more than anything , you know cos we were on the bonus system . |
| 10 | As Mr Smith admitted : ‘ It was anything for a quiet life , ’ and Jennie had her way . |
| 11 | And anyway , what was there for a girl like her ? |