Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] was [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was back to visit it because Ben Tee , via the falls , was one of a series of outings I was proposing for a book of Lochaber walks , and despite all my nosing about I was not prepared to describe things without another visit . |
| 2 | Cos I was asking , for a number of reasons I was asking for floor plans for our , you see . |
| 3 | And of course I was to blame for not keeping on his and making him do something about it . |
| 4 | When I went to Drake Hall on one sentence I was waiting for another court case as well , a conspiracy case , a big one . |
| 5 | ‘ When I decided to take the part I was looking for a role that was the opposite of my character Dylan . |
| 6 | Not quite beyond the threshold of pain experience I was hoping for … but damn close . |
| 7 | Had I read the brochure carefully I would have realised that the experience I was heading for was anything but tedious ! |
| 8 | Since there was no picture with June 's letter I was not aware that I would end up with the cable I was looking for . |
| 9 | A lot of the books I was asking for [ from project funds ] were already in the library . |
| 10 | A friend of mine who is a car trader rang me and told me that he had found the car I was looking for . |
| 11 | You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use |
| 12 | When I went to Highlander I was looking for a way which could help towards more effective participation and the development of better non-formal opportunities in adult education on social issues which affect communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland . |
| 13 | Both of these can be avoided by delegating nursery schools on a similar basis to the delegation which was made for ordinary schools and again you consulted about that and the proposal laid in this report . |
| 14 | A general purpose for leisure viewing would be to give the learner the experience of getting information and enjoyment from viewing a programme which was made for native speakers . |
| 15 | Chamberlain was deputed to handle all negotiations in his absence , and in particular to attend a meeting of the leaders of the three parties which was fixed for that same Tuesday . |
| 16 | The proclamation may not have had the effect which was desired for the next lease to come to light is 17 years later , between Sir John Pennington bart. , and Thomas Gorsuch of London , described as a goldsmith . |
| 17 | She and Neil McCorquodale , a former Coldstream Guards officer , had abruptly called off their wedding which was planned for later in February . |
| 18 | All mail which was selected for processing has now been completed . |
| 19 | driving even further than spain is the Oxfordshire team of Francis Tuthill and Anthony Showell … the winners of the London to Sydney car marathon … are the first to enter the London to Mexico marathon which was unveiled for the first time this week … |
| 20 | Most historians use Buck 's land survey data and statistics erm work by the for the nineteen thirties to draw comparisons with official data which was collected for tax purposes from nineteen fifty two onwards but there 's very little data from the period of land reform itself . |
| 21 | She did n't want Roman thinking she was angling for sympathy . |
| 22 | Mr Lavender , an insurance agent who was studying for a master 's degree , was found slumped on the ground in Battersea High Street , South London , by a group of youngsters . |
| 23 | Four hundred years later … at Middleton Cheney in Northamptonshire she was modelled for William Morris by his wife Jane . |
| 24 | She looked at the crumpled figure who was fighting for breath on the pillow , perspiration pouring down his anguished face . |
| 25 | PRINCE has come to the aid of a DJ who was fired for playing tracks from the star 's raunchy new album . |
| 26 | Hands tightly clenched , Gina broke into the slow , seductive future he was forecasting for them . |
| 27 | ANDREW Fitton , the chief executive of Braithwaite , has withdrawn the consortium bid he was preparing for Eagle Trust , the Midlands mini-conglomerate currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and the West Midlands fraud squad . |
| 28 | A car he was heading for to draw his next breath suddenly drove off . |
| 29 | That was the lure of Persia — the fantastic attractions it was held for Westerner ever since the seventeenth century , when traders , ambassadors and princes began to bring back exotic spices , silks and tales . |
| 30 | Signalling by diffusion can work well for small organisms , but it is limited ; diffusion of chemical signals over long distances is slow and inefficient , as it can not be specifically targeted to ensure that the signal arrives only at the cell it was intended for . |