Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The big Southampton striker does n't score enough for his country ; this was only his second for Northern Ireland — but it was Hughes tried a shot off the edge of the box , the ball cannoned off a Lithuanian defender and into the path of Dowie who rifled an unstoppable drive past Martin Kenas from 14 yards . |
| 2 | Since the late 1940s the Queen Mother had been the darling of National Hunt racing : it was largely her enthusiasm for the sport that raised its status from that of a poor relation to the Flat to , by the mid-1950s , a position of near equality — in popularity if not in the prize money available . |
| 3 | And that was exactly my remedy for him earlier this year when , face down on a bench in Augusta 's locker-room , Olazabal shielded the grief of failure in the US Masters . |
| 4 | Its monopoly of the Asian trade was still its reward for being one of the main holders of the national debt , and after Robert Clive 's victory over the French at Plessey in 1757 it was the virtual ruler of Bengal . |
| 5 | So did I. I 'm sorry , because it was mainly my fault for letting things go that far . |
| 6 | This was indeed his year for honours since in January he had been awarded the Order of Merit by George VI ; some have said that this gratified him more than the Nobel , and certainly he seemed to enjoy wearing the medal and ribbon on ceremonial occasions . |
| 7 | Poole was again his choice for the male role , with another of the young South African dancers , Patricia Miller , as Beauty . |