Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was weight-weakened for the Lampkin defeat , so it was a case of being to heavy for that fight , and too light when he lost to Lewis . ’ |
| 2 | He played for his County boys ' team at the tender age of 11 years and by the time he was 13 he was reserve for the England Boys International team against Scotland . |
| 3 | Mr Crangle was almost thrown into the sea with them and the Headmaster had shouted at him so loudly he was deaf for a week . |
| 4 | His stomach still felt queasy and he was grateful for the fresh air . |
| 5 | Stringer did n't believe him but he was grateful for the kindness . |
| 6 | Zaidie 's deposition , it should be added , contained a statement that about 20 or 21 December 1986 , on Zaidie 's return from his honeymoon in Miami , the defendant had telephoned him and had said he was sorry for the threats he had made against the lives of Zaidie and Paulette . |
| 7 | He 'd say he was sorry for the kerfuffle , which was what she 'd want to hear . |
| 8 | According to the press , the vote at the Scottish Conservative party conference in 1988 at Perth was about 600 to 12 , the 12 being in favour of devolution , one of whom , I happen to know , voted that way simply because he was sorry for the minority . |
| 9 | ‘ I feel sick for John because he was desperate for a chance to show what he can do . ’ |
| 10 | He murmured that he was desperate for an orange to suck , as rare a commodity in 1916 France as it was in Britain during World War II . |
| 11 | He was small for a swimmer , thin and lanky and pale-skinned . |
| 12 | Don Neely said that Crowe was asked at this time whether he was available for the World Cup if somebody else were skipper : ‘ I wo n't tell you his reaction . |
| 13 | A jobless actor was annoying an off-duty bouncer , announcing loudly that he was due for a break . |
| 14 | Compare the statement that he was present for a play by Brecht . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought he was perfect for the story and sent him a script with about as much hope as those who put messages in bottles and toss them in the ocean . ’ |
| 16 | He had done no regular television work since appearing as Byron in the mid-Sixties , but a BBC producer who saw him on stage in No Sex , Please — We 're British realized that he was perfect for the lead role in a script submitted to him by a new TV comedy writer , Raymond Allen . |
| 17 | Although he grew beautiful flowers for competition in his tiny greenhouse on the allotment , he was content for the front garden to consist of a small shaved lawn and empty flower bed with two statutory rose bushes and a border of tedious alyssum . |
| 18 | Then Gina began to laugh , looking at the absurdity of it all , and he was startled for a moment , then allowed himself a cautious smile which spread until they were both shaking with relief , an incongruous couple with Gina bulky in Hugh 's shabby old jacket , and Arthur in a brand-new sheepskin coat over his suit . |
| 19 | ‘ He was quiet for a little , then whispered , as Carrie had done , ‘ Unless there is something else . |
| 20 | He was quiet for a long while , and the snow blew against his huddled body , piling up . |
| 21 | When he broke his back he laughed it off and told Lotus he was fit for a test drive . |
| 22 | It 's a pity she was n't more concerned about whether he was fit for the job or not , whatever his hair style . |
| 23 | He was responsible for a major reform of Government administration , including a new public service act , which helped to facilitate the rapid localisation of the civil service . |
| 24 | Topstock paused for a moment and then said , ‘ I think he was responsible for a good many of the Society 's priests . |
| 25 | He was responsible for a building programme of 30 power stations across Britain in the late 1960s , including the second generation of nuclear stations and coalfired stations in the Trent Valley . |
| 26 | While at the British Council , which he joined in 1946 , he was responsible for the recording of Shakespeare 's plays , under the direction of George Rylands . |
| 27 | He was responsible for the British Council 's highly successful Byron exhibition in Athens in 1974 , a timely reminder of the long-standing friendship between the two countries . |
| 28 | He was responsible for the exploitation of the mineral rights of the Crown — for example , for finding , mining and smelting iron in the forest of Chippenham and in the Forest of Dean and lead in the Forest of the Peak . |
| 29 | He was responsible for the Ruskin School of ’ Art Appreciation in Venice , and returned to Britain intending to continue his work at what was to become known as Ruskin Mill . |
| 30 | He was responsible for the pilgrimage church at Bílá Hora ( see p. 186 ) . |