Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The moment I got behind the wheel , he went on a binge , and he was in no shape to drive , so I was his chauffeur for three days , three days without sleep . |
| 2 | ’ I was his prisoner for the night , ’ she snapped . |
| 3 | Well I was I was me leg for a bit too But I went up to Monklands and |
| 4 | Now , getting back to the comment the woman made earlier about men being misogynist within their own world I 'm quite convinced that a good deal of those men would go home to their wives and family and be very loving to their , to their wives and family , be respectful of their neighbours but as soon as they got in the all male environment , and this woman was there to be used , she was their property for the time that they paid their money to get through the door , they could be as misogynist , offensive and horrid as they wanted to be ! |
| 5 | She was my friend for a long time because we got on really well together . |
| 6 | Apparently she 's always adored him , although she was his secretary for years . |
| 7 | ‘ The police assumed that the money he gave her was his bonus for the Madrid Open and the Italian Championship . ’ |
| 8 | She said she 'd got him to agree that day and it was no use arguing because it was her price for keeping her promise to be silent about her work on the other paintings . ’ |
| 9 | Unfortunate that it was her turn for the floor . |
| 10 | It was her reward for being one of five athletes who completed a set of wins in the ‘ Golden Four ’ meetings in Oslo , Zurich , Berlin and Brussels . |
| 11 | If she did n't like it then it was her fault for rocking the boat . |
| 12 | It was her panacea for every ill . |
| 13 | Although Father and Helmut did business with one another , it was their work for refugees that brought them close and endeared Helmut to Mother and Father . |
| 14 | Because at the end of the day , if something does happen you 've got all this filling in to do and you might well turn around and say It was n't my fault , you could turn around and say it was their fault for coming by . |
| 15 | It was your idea for me to do the swimming , so I thought you could do the same for me . ’ |
| 16 | I thought at the beginning that you were working with him , that it was your revenge for Eddie 's death . |
| 17 | Well , it was your request for ladies ' cigarettes . |
| 18 | It did n't read like some pick-up place where everyone went off together for topless holidays ; nor did it make it seem as if it was your fault for not having a social life . |
| 19 | I thought it was my turn for a kip . |
| 20 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 21 | It was my turn for the telescope . |
| 22 | It was my home for many months , so much so that when at last I was discharged , I was loath to leave . |
| 23 | I was on my knees , there was orange juice and broken plates and food and coffee everywhere and Sheridan was saying loudly it was my fault for being clumsy . ’ |
| 24 | It was my fault for being late . ’ |
| 25 | And it was his concern for Silvia that was at the root of his anger . |
| 26 | When he heard about Bonanza parking the Fraser girl on ice out in the country he must have figured it was his chance for the big killing . |
| 27 | It was his year for skinned fingers , and climbing . |
| 28 | In the end it was his weakness for women and his love of the good life , particularly if sponsored by others , that proved fatal . |
| 29 | It was his nickname for her ; he had started calling her that when she was small and it had stuck even though she was now a respectable five-feet-seven . |
| 30 | This time it was his turn for a dull flush to warm the tan on his cheeks . |