Example sentences of "was [verb] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Security and my creature comforts were cared for by a dry-cleaners on the street level ; a cafe on the first floor that would send me up something on a tray when I came home late and tired ; a retired beautician on the second floor who would revive me with an evening ‘ facial ’ ; while the grocer round the corner saw to it that my larder was replenished for my homecomings . |
| 2 | In fact , only the square in front of the eastern face of the building was intended for their use : up to 250,000 could assemble there to cheer the Conducator . |
| 3 | Postmasters could , and did , ensure that priority was given to the letter advising of these developments which was intended for their own particular political friend in London , and that his enemies ' letters would be delayed until the next post . |
| 4 | Some of the jeunes de langue , the young Frenchmen sent to Constantinople in this way , played a role of some significance in the slender intellectual contacts between the two countries : the first book printed in Turkey in the Latin alphabet , the Turkish grammar compiled by the Jesuit priest J.B. Holdermann ( Constantinople , 1730 ) was intended for their use . |
| 5 | The four-man team from the democratic Labour movement claim more than £1 million given by Russian miners , was intended for their striking British colleagues . |
| 6 | When I was finally called one wintry Monday by the neighbours , she looked quite dreadful ; her faced was bruised from several falls the previous night , she was struggling for her breath , her legs and thighs were painful and very swollen . |
| 7 | There were seven levels of spirituality , Hawk had told her , and she must ascend through them all before she was readied for her appointed task . |
| 8 | ‘ I can not say that it was withdrawn for its political content . ’ |
| 9 | It was a chilling thought that the very circumstances she was using for her own purpose accorded only too well with the Empress 's schemes . |
| 10 | But it was a harsh result for Queens Park Rangers who , despite all their possession and smart passing , finished the game with 10 men when defender Alan McDonald was dismissed for his second bookable offence . |
| 11 | Lowe restored the three-goal balance before Calderwood was dismissed for his second bookable offence and Craig Maskell fired in Swindon 's 80th-minute consolation goal . |
| 12 | He may have been West Midlands Chief Constable when it 's squad was exposed for its creative-writing skills , but he was not to blame . |
| 13 | AD 400 as no protection was given for their taxes , all Imperial money stopped coming here . |
| 14 | The defendants did not appear before the judge on the hearing of the motion and no adequate explanation was given for their absence by the solicitor then acting for them . |
| 15 | The Nobel committee said it was given for their work towards a peaceful ending of apartheid and for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa . |
| 16 | No official reason was given for his arrest . |
| 17 | A mystic and religious leader of the Oglala people in the late nineteenth century , Crazy Horse was revered for his military prowess and for his honesty . |
| 18 | The most popular president in post-war history , Pertini was revered for his complete integrity , his identification with the Italian people , and his commitment to democracy . |
| 19 | The scientific management approach was criticized for its naive preoccupation with financial or extrinsic rewards , and for ignoring intrinsic needs for affiliation , self-esteem and self-actualization . |
| 20 | Kew was criticized for its fidelity to bedding-out and Latin plant names . |
| 21 | Accordingly he dedicated the fight to ‘ black people of the world ’ , and was criticized for his sentiments . |
| 22 | I need your help , " he said slowly , putting the finishing touches to the snowman he was building for his sister . |
| 23 | When Izzy Kleiber was punished for his treachery , they only meant to give him a cruel ducking and a bad fright ; no one had taken into account the heavy rains . |
| 24 | Nancy , who had been in the Waaf two weeks longer than me , was recommended for her Corporal 's stripes . |
| 25 | And much of the hate and anger aroused by the bombing was channelled against the Nazi regime which was blamed for its failure to ward off the attacks . |
| 26 | Diana was blamed for her husband 's change of heart . |
| 27 | Talks with the Dutch went on , but although the Republicans withdrew their forces behind the new agreed boundaries there was no move to begin the plebiscite in Dutch-occupied areas : to the contrary , on 9 March an interim federal government was installed for their projected United States of Indonesia . |
| 28 | Ray Ranson , United 's skipper , was booked for his protests , which were maintained by his team-mates when Blackburn won possession and Mark Atkins headed down for David Speedie to score with a half-volley . |
| 29 | Immediately after this , a number of fans complained that to over-emphasize Eric 's role was unfair , and that although Eric was respected for his loud voice , stature and chanting ability , he was ‘ nobody special ’ . |
| 30 | One of the accusations used and levelled against er against Christianity against the , the evangelical message , against things like the , the mission of Graham and , and others is that it , it does n't meet the needs the , the material needs of people but if you deal with the persons spiritual needs , if their sins are forgiven , those problems that are causing the material problem , it 's amazing how there are dealt with as well , the best way to sober up a person , the best way to deal with a person who 's an alcoholic , the best way to deal with a person who is a drug addict , the best way to deal with a person who , who commits adultery is not by telling them the wrongs of those things , it 's not by trying to , to , to do , to , to , you know , to , to counsel them it 's presenting the gospel allowing Jesus Christ to come into their lives and to forgive them , that will make the person sober quicker than all the counselling in the world and Paul says I brought you the most important the fundamental thing , that Christ died for our sins Paul again when he 's writing to the Romans in chapter five and verse eight he says but God demonstrates his own love towards us , in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us so God did in Jesus Christ what we could n't do for ourselves , so all of you have sin , so all of my sin , and he came and he died on the cross and as he was dying there was that transmit there , for he was n't dying for his own sin buy he was dying for your sin and for mine , it was all piled on him and so when we except what Christ has done , when we come to that place and yes I believe that you died for me , |