Example sentences of "it [was/were] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | Unfortunate that it was her turn for the floor . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If she did n't like it then it was her fault for rocking the boat . |
| 5 | It was her panacea for every ill . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It was your idea for me to do the swimming , so I thought you could do the same for me . ’ |
| 9 | I thought at the beginning that you were working with him , that it was your revenge for Eddie 's death . |
| 10 | Well , it was your request for ladies ' cigarettes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I thought it was my turn for a kip . |
| 13 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 14 | It was my turn for the telescope . |
| 15 | It was my home for many months , so much so that when at last I was discharged , I was loath to leave . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | It was my fault for being late . ’ |
| 18 | And it was his concern for Silvia that was at the root of his anger . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It was his year for skinned fingers , and climbing . |
| 21 | In the end it was his weakness for women and his love of the good life , particularly if sponsored by others , that proved fatal . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | This time it was his turn for a dull flush to warm the tan on his cheeks . |
| 24 | If he had one trait of potential consequence it was his fondness for France , which led him to encourage efforts to ally with that country , but the international situation made these futile during his lifetime . |
| 25 | It was his profession for so many years — not unlike my own . ’ |