Example sentences of "i was [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 2 | I was nervous for the first few missions — but once you 'd done it you could cope . |
| 3 | I changed , ready for bed , but I was warm for the room was warm , and so turned my gas fire down several times . |
| 4 | I was late for the reception . |
| 5 | ‘ I was late for the match and in a tearing hurry . |
| 6 | I 'd forgone breakfast because I had n't got to bed till four in the morning , lunch because I had a hangover and anyway I was late for the train , and due to the fact that it was — according to British Rail at any rate — still part of the extended Festive Period , there had been no buffet trolley on the train . |
| 7 | Well the thing is , I got caught once before in the other place when I went to Manor of the Groves where I tried to book out erm and found I was late for the first erm |
| 8 | ‘ I was unavailable for the game against the Midlands and the side won despite losing a number of players . |
| 9 | ‘ I was delighted for the fans who travelled 300 miles south to see us . |
| 10 | I was grateful for the radio he had borrowed from the farmer , although I had to play it almost inaudibly , so as not to disturb him . |
| 11 | I was grateful for the information you conveyed regarding Heather 's reading matter on Rhodes . |
| 12 | I was grateful for the Foreign Secretary 's friendly reference to me at the Conservative party conference , and his acceptance of my expertise on one subject — even though it was only the cinema . |
| 13 | I was fine for the first few pages . |
| 14 | I was unprepared for the exhausting and at times terrifying reality which lay ahead … |
| 15 | At the time that I was contending for the ordination of women to the priesthood of the Anglican Church , I made use of another argument , drawing out the implications of patristic thought . |
| 16 | In 1985 in Washington DC I was responsible for the security co-ordination of eleven prime ministers and twenty other Conservative party leaders from around the world who were there for the International Democrat Union Party Leaders ' meeting . |
| 17 | I was responsible for the nursing services , Royal Air Force Hospital , Christmas Island , providing a service for all Her Majesty 's Forces , civilian scientific officers , Fijian Army detachments and the Gilbertese natives . |
| 18 | ‘ I am only too aware I was responsible for the legislation … |
| 19 | I was in sole charge of the bank , and I was responsible for the safe and its contents because the Manager had gone to Parma that day . |
| 20 | I was responsible for the development of battery operated equipment at A.E.R.E. Harwell for a number of years . |
| 21 | The young man wanted to know whether I was responsible for the posters that appeared all over town the previous night . |
| 22 | I was startled for the moment all the same . |
| 23 | I liked it all , because I was lonely for the first time in my life , and an itinerant . |
| 24 | I was full for the first time in two weeks . |
| 25 | I refused because I was afraid for the baby , though I did n't tell him that . |
| 26 | I was ready for the challenge . |
| 27 | For one thing , although I was ready for the challenge of the theories of life and death in Re:Joyce , it had n't occurred to me how many references there were to fathers , including a beautiful sequence in the sketch ‘ First Flight ’ . |
| 28 | After six sessions I was ready for the test , driving from Eaton Park , on all types of roads , sticking religiously to speed limits and observing as I drove . |
| 29 | I was hungry for the security of routine and revelled in roast beef Sundays and meat-pie Mondays . |