Example sentences of "i [was/were] [vb pp] for the " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Even so , I do n't believe I was prepared for the facts .
3 So you could say I was prepared for the ‘ English way of Life ’ from what I 'd read .
4 And I made up my mind — " Now Mary Edgar you 'll be terribly sea-sick , " so I was prepared for the worst .
5 I was intended for the religious life .
6 I was abused for the first time at three years old .
7 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 .
8 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 . ’
9 I was asked for the first time last week what I 'd do if we got into the Premier League .
10 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 .
11 I ca n't recall what I was paid for the film .
12 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 .
13 No I did n't apply , I erm , although I was interviewed for the job .
14 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 .
15 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 . ’
16 I trusted him to see that I was equipped for the new life I had chosen .
17 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 .
18 And I was angered for the dynasty
19 I was refused for the Rescue Service , you know . ’
20 Luck plays a great part in success and as mine would have it , I was chosen for the pre-Christmas show .
21 I said that unless I was picked for the final leg I would n't run .
22 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 ?
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