Example sentences of "was [adj] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friendship rapidly developed between Mrs Gould , who was pregnant for the seventh time , and Lady Franklin , who at 46 had no children and was delighted to entertain a young family . |
| 2 | Charles 's birth was registered fairly late in the day : a certificate was n't issued until 3 October , by which time Elizabeth was pregnant for the fifth and last time . |
| 3 | Mary Rose was pregnant for the fourth time and not feeling too good . |
| 4 | It was memorable for the endless grind in one gully where the snow was waist-deep and we had to swim upwards , and for the point where we emerged on to the easterly ridge with views to Lyngen , and a wind that had bared the slopes and put our teeth on edge . |
| 5 | That he 'd do that in the morning as a little part time job for 'em , and all he 'd do is erm , the Pool Manager , which is at Lock Gates , he know what ships come in the day before and he really know the man and then in the morning they 'd say well so and so ship has arrived but perhaps he might know it , then he 'd send , he 'd know what men to send and this , cos I , I used to get the latest information , they did n't worry him , they worried me about lates latest information and of course we knew what ships was due for the next day so we knew what allocation we wanted . |
| 6 | This was pleasant for the small landowners , who could move on to Virginia and resume tobacco growing there , but less prosperous white men in the West Indies lost almost all hope of working up the scale to become modest farmers on their own land . |
| 7 | It was usual for the British trading community in Portugal to establish a chamber of commerce known as a ‘ Factory ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ But at the time , I did n't think the four years I had spent at Westminster Hotel School , learning to make classic garnishes , was right for the Golden Egg . |
| 9 | The time was right for the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to do so today , but they did not . |
| 10 | X. Ray 's unshowy steadiness was right for the low time in which he newly found himself — he could put the fire out . |
| 11 | Aristotle was right for the wrong reasons . |
| 12 | She said it was unnecessary for the legal relationship of parent and child to be broken when the child was already secure in her new family . |
| 13 | The case highlights the extent to which it was possible for the religious intellectuals to misjudge exactly where the consensus lay , as well as the extent to which an evolving historical situation which created areas for new decision-making provided the field for a new power contest . |
| 14 | However , in the new urban environments it was possible for the young and fit to earn good wages and therefore to be independent of their families . |
| 15 | With the advent of the new technology of lasers and holography it was possible for the first time in history to build the ancient consciousness-raising symbols out of pure light . |
| 16 | She subsided wordlessly , wondering ironically how many times it was possible for the same heart to break before there was nothing left of it . |
| 17 | The new generation of producers that subsequently emerged came to believe it was possible for the British film industry to ‘ take on ’ the Americans , although this grand ambition had more to do with a desire to efface their inferiority complex than any serious resolve to face reality . |
| 18 | Thankfully she made a quick and full recovery , and was outstanding for the Irish Under-21s at last month 's Home Countries Championships . |
| 19 | Hambleton 's development control officer Maurice Cann told the inquiry that the area was unsuitable for the elderly because it was industrial and noisy . |
| 20 | She was grateful for the small privacy of her sunglasses . |
| 21 | She was grateful for the cool drink , however , and for the really tasty snack . |
| 22 | I wonder the British do n't bath in it as well , thought Sally-Anne naughtily , but she was grateful for the extra cup , and for the sandwiches which Miss Mates brought in with it for them both . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | His stomach still felt queasy and he was grateful for the fresh air . |
| 25 | Oh I sure was grateful for the feminine advice . |
| 26 | Oh I sure was grateful for the feminine advice . |
| 27 | So I sure was grateful for the feminine advice . |
| 28 | Although she continued to knit , and sat upright , it was thus that she felt herself ; and this self having shed its attachments was free for the strangest adventures . |
| 29 | At the same time any talk of strong policies in Europe ran up against the belief that the continent was indefensible for the foreseeable future . |
| 30 | Obviously the progress made in educational thinking just prior to 1973 , and in its interpretation , had been quite dramatic and the way was clear for the first time to develop long-term objectives for education . |