Example sentences of "was [adv] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition leaders he met agreed that the question of reunification of Germany was not one for the German people alone , but was the rightful concern of their European neighbours . |
| 2 | He gained a reputation as the Buster Keaton of the cricket world , a man who rarely seemed to have any expression on his face and who was not one for the excited cavortings that greet the fall of a wicket ; yet behind the mask a good deal of thought was given to his bowling , and he was liked and respected by his fellow players . |
| 3 | He was not one for the romantic niceties , was Reg . |
| 4 | The order was not one for the recovery or preservation of trust property but called for information and for copies of the defendants ' documents which , so far as compliance might incriminate them , the defendants were entitled to disregard . |
| 5 | You know you know erm a young man I mean it was er er reasonable was n't it for a a single man to be laid off before a married man with family family responsibilities . |
| 6 | But was n't it for the best that his son be separated from Jennifer ? |