Example sentences of "[verb] [was/were] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything he had ever done was for the woman he could not forget . |
| 2 | What was needed was for the Government to spend much more money , in a more caring fashion . |
| 3 | Little damage had been done , all it needed was for the cargo to be reassembled , but , while several tourists were rushing energetically around attempting to do this , the drivers of the carts had taken time off to chat . |
| 4 | The last thing she needed was for the plane to go without her . |
| 5 | All it needed was for the envelope to be stuck down . |
| 6 | It was a tradition that avoided any real contemplation of the root causes of German unease ; their preference for ‘ action ’ , rested secure in the knowledge that everything they did was for the good of the nation , sanctioned by law and sanctioned by the German people . |
| 7 | When I was a bit older , I thought he was probably a thief and that the bag he carried was for the loot . ’ |
| 8 | All that remained was for the Lord Chancellor by statutory instrument to appoint a day for s9 to come into effect . |
| 9 | Why they found them striking was for the stylistician to explain . |