Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart was made for love , like a man 's heart . |
| 2 | But while my heart was aching for Estella , I had no idea that I would soon be hit by a disaster which would completely destroy my hopes and dreams . |
| 3 | No wonder my innards were craving for an ice-cream , a beefburger , a ham-and-salad sandwich , a hot-dog . |
| 4 | Rather a lot of everything in tins , that 's why do n't know if my Mum was waiting for the invite today only I hope she 's I was n't bothered Oh that 's nice . |
| 5 | My brother-in-law was working for ICI and liked the company . |
| 6 | As Secretary of Women 's Affairs , my work was to fight for laws to protect and aid women workers . |
| 7 | Perhaps if My Lady were to wait for him tonight , there in the dark , he might recite some love poetry … a sonnet he has composed ? ’ |
| 8 | Racks and Torments ! dost think , Child , that my Limbs were made for leaping of Ditches , and clambring over Stiles ; or that my Parents wisely foreseeing my future Happiness in Country-pleasures , had early instructed me in the rural Accomplishments of drinking fat Ale , playing at Whisk , and smoaking Tobacco with my Husband ; or of spreading of Plaisters , brewing of Diet-drinks , and stilling Rosemary-Water with the good old Gentlewoman , my Mother-in-Law … . |
| 9 | On Friday 24 February 1989 , my Group was meeting for the weekend at Oxford . |
| 10 | All my cash was accounted for and Jo 's ten crispy twenties were in place . |
| 11 | My husband was banned for three years after he 'd killed me . ’ |
| 12 | I practised so hard that several windows of the house were broken , and my ball was confiscated for a week , which broke the concentration as well as the window . |
| 13 | Besides , what if all my lodgers was asking for favours ? |
| 14 | ‘ I have to admit I was surprised when my name was announced for both tours but , hopefully , I can take the chance with both hands . ’ |
| 15 | My wife was working for Cossors the electronic company and they moved to Harlow and er , it , in order for her to retain her job , we had to move to Harlow as well . |
| 16 | Compensation had to be fought for , it was n't a matter of right , and a piece of a very small piece of coal fell down the shaft , the onsetter 's the man at the bottom , and it through his hand and he got compensation and then my father was sacked for the shovel . |
| 17 | The effect that evening was that it hurt , especially as my supper was delayed for over an hour by blocked jets . |
| 18 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 19 | Later still , my realisation was confirmed for me when I read the following statement from one of Bruch 's patients : ‘ I am completely isolated , I sit in a glass sphere . |
| 20 | Security and my creature comforts were cared for by a dry-cleaners on the street level ; a cafe on the first floor that would send me up something on a tray when I came home late and tired ; a retired beautician on the second floor who would revive me with an evening ‘ facial ’ ; while the grocer round the corner saw to it that my larder was replenished for my homecomings . |
| 21 | My brief was to work for 8 to 14-year-olds , the group examined in the report , not younger children where there are different problems in conveying drama . ’ |
| 22 | My children were interrogated for five months . |
| 23 | ‘ The only disappointment from my point of view was that the timetable for my leaving was chosen for me . |
| 24 | I worked out in a gym three times a week but when my fitness was tested for the BBC 's The Fitness Programme ( which , embarrassingly , I was presenting ) , it was discovered that although my biceps were passable , my heart and lungs were unaffected by my muscle conditioning . |
| 25 | This assumption that the productive and educated parts of society were too valuable to be squandered in battle , that their function was to pay for wars not to fight them , was almost universally accepted . |
| 26 | The large number of foot-soldiers suggests either that they were mercenaries , or that their presence was accounted for by a surviving obligation under the ban . |
| 27 | Furniture manufacturers could only operate under licence to the government and most of their products were designated for the defence of the realm . |
| 28 | The Lifeboat survived until 1961 , when its truck was saved for a preservation project . |
| 29 | When Bath members mentioned that a third of their stand was kept for non-club members , the stewards disappeared , returning several minutes later with tickets which were then issued . |
| 30 | Their trial was slated for 23 November but it was postponed until 10 January 1949 because Geisler broke three ribs in a car crash and was unfit to appear . |