Example sentences of "was [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here , unless the purchaser was expressly authorised to contract for the principal , such a contract can only be ratified if the purchaser , at the time of making the contract , professed to contract on the principal 's behalf . |
| 2 | Life became difficult in the erstwhile happy home and the unfortunate girl was only allowed to go for walks in the company of her parents . |
| 3 | As a result , Balder was only allowed to return for a certain period of time , only to disappear and return again . |
| 4 | When Peter Hickton was finally persuaded to stop for the day , at about seven , Charles Paris walked with the author to the pub round the corner . |
| 5 | He could not lecture for the Archbishop of Canterbury because he was already committed to lecture for the Archbishop of York . |
| 6 | No shaman was present to preside or to ask for God 's blessing upon Artai 's reign , Alexei saw , for it was a fact that there was no such thing as organised religion on this world , and even casual superstition was not permitted to interfere for long in the affairs of men . |
| 7 | The next time I went to see Dorothy I was not allowed to stay for long . |
| 8 | Marsh was always expected to return for the World Cup , and Waugh , with this superb innings , made it extremely difficult for the selectors to ignore him too . |
| 9 | This epiphany of the mother of the immediate-return hunter-gatherers — or of the new-born and unweaned child , which is the same thing — was clearly designed to compensate for her loss in reality . |
| 10 | The returns from 55 courses have been used in analysis , but more have been received since the survey was temporarily closed to allow for the preparation of this report for the Science and Engineering Research Council . |
| 11 | Mortimer was also tempted to go for the sentries , but also recognized the folly of such a move . |
| 12 | Mr Dunwell said it was also hoped to arrange for a prostitute to address the meeting . |
| 13 | The party constitution was also amended to allow for two deputy secretaries-general ( one with responsibility for Zanzibar , the other for the mainland ) . |
| 14 | It was also expected to work for the coordination of economic and monetary policies and the harmonisation of fiscal and social policies , and of law . |
| 15 | Pembroke was well placed to speak for those who wanted a more vigorous and successful war : he had a special place in the king 's affections , and he had acquitted himself well in Aquitaine . |
| 16 | No no I was n't allowed to wait for it cos it was gon na take peddled all the way back to do something else . |
| 17 | I decided that perhaps Peace Corps was n't meant to happen for me , but kept on with the appeal over Jamaica . |
| 18 | Charlie 's combination with George Garratt on our right wing was a pleasing feature of Palace teams of the period , while Charlie himself was twice selected to play for London against Birmingham in inter-city representative matches . |
| 19 | He was regarded as the professional equivalent of Fred Perry but , as a professional , was never allowed to play for his country . |
| 20 | The voluntary hospital , the Infirmary , was specifically designed to care for the sick , and its relative freedom from the constraints associated with spending public money gave it the advantage over the sick wards at the workhouse . |