Example sentences of "he [was/were] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was for a short while editor of Truth . |
| 2 | Boyle spoke yesterday of how delighted he was for the two athletes and the satisfaction their golden double gave him . |
| 3 | When the king had died peacefully in bed in 1968 he had been left exactly as he was for the first six months to make sure he was n't simply astral-travelling . |
| 4 | But now , after his near miss with Hoomey , Nails remembered that he was for the long drop next time — no more cautions . |
| 5 | I 've even seen Bruce Springsteen having to explain who he was for the tenth time in one record company reception . |
| 6 | Whatever he wore he looked marvellous in , and Fran 's heart tripped alarmingly as she appreciated how attractive he was for the umpteenth time . |