Example sentences of "i [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children . |
| 2 | Then I was summoned for a talk : ‘ Do n't worry , we 'll get this man you suspect in for interrogation and the truth will triumph ’ . |
| 3 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
| 4 | My lack of culinary expertise has always been a source of great mirth to the men in my life and my well-attended failures embroidered into legends over the years , so I was prepared for the banter that accompanied dinner . |
| 5 | Even so , I do n't believe I was prepared for the facts . |
| 6 | So you could say I was prepared for the ‘ English way of Life ’ from what I 'd read . |
| 7 | And I made up my mind — " Now Mary Edgar you 'll be terribly sea-sick , " so I was prepared for the worst . |
| 8 | I was intended for the religious life . |
| 9 | I was abused for the first time at three years old . |
| 10 | I make this point after returning from a day 's walking near Ullswater when I was approached by a party of walkers who had followed me for some distance thinking that I was headed for the same destination . |
| 11 | Jan Holt , director , explains : ‘ I realised something had to be done when , on a recent trip abroad , I was mistaken for the hotel lift attendant . ’ |
| 12 | I was scolded for an hour by Bessie as the most ungrateful child in the world , and indeed with so much hate in my heart I did feel wicked . |
| 13 | ‘ I was asked for the first time last week what I 'd do if we got into the Premier League . |
| 14 | And , if any other recommendation be needed , I was asked for the second time to be coach monitor on our outing to Brighton , so you can see that I must be OK . |
| 15 | Perhaps because I was taken for a Jew . |
| 16 | I ca n't recall what I was paid for the film . |
| 17 | I was paid for the lessons not in money but in food , so we always had enough oil , sugar , cheese and butter — commodities that were now difficult to obtain . |
| 18 | No I did n't apply , I erm , although I was interviewed for the job . |
| 19 | Can I say that , when I was interviewed for the job of er , Director , or I was asked along with other applicants , to put forward a er paper presenting my issues and concerns , and I can say to you , equal opportunities was a key one there . |
| 20 | Melanie already knew I was popular with the fair sex , but when she discovered I was tipped for the top in my career as well she decided it might be a good idea to marry me . ’ |
| 21 | I trusted him to see that I was equipped for the new life I had chosen . |
| 22 | ‘ This was on the morning pre-dawn patrol when I was scrambled for an unusual low early morning recce . |
| 23 | When we arrived at King 's Cross I was told for the sake of reality I must find my own way to the Savoy Hotel , although the film crew would be close by in case of emergency . |
| 24 | And I was angered for the dynasty |
| 25 | I was refused for the Rescue Service , you know . ’ |
| 26 | Luck plays a great part in success and as mine would have it , I was chosen for the pre-Christmas show . |
| 27 | I said that unless I was picked for the final leg I would n't run . |
| 28 | But I was picked for the bench against England and was in the clubhouse on the Saturday night before when someone said : ‘ Have you heard the news on the radio ? |
| 29 | So I was particularly pleased to find at one point , when I 'd indulged in a lengthy photo session , that the rest of the party had gone over the brow and out of sight and I was left for a while with the world to myself . |
| 30 | But one incident that amused me was that I was booked for a coffee commercial and the producer phoned me up the night before the session to let me know the track we were doing , because he said he wanted to get it as close to the original as he possibly could . |