Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] was [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result she was renowned for her ability to cope patiently with awkward guests . |
| 2 | As the Royal Bank is firmly established as a leading provider of services to the securities industry it was natural for it to assume responsibility . |
| 3 | When the man had had his face washed ( by stella ) and been given a drink , and one of the barmen had called for a taxi , Mother got right up and got on the stage and told Gary she was ready for her song now . |
| 4 | At Cambridge he was renowned for his brilliance and charm , and his exuberance , but he also soon became notorious for his homosexuality and drunkenness , and his dirty and dishevelled appearance . |
| 5 | I do n't think he was at all well known abroad but in Austria he was famous for his wit . |
| 6 | Opposite him , he noticed that Janet Roscoe had delved once more into the deep handbag , this time producing a very slim volume , whose title it was impossible for him not to see , and which he could have guessed in any case : CHAUCER , Tale of the Wyf of Bathe . |
| 7 | After the fierce arguments of the previous decade it was necessary for my Group to explain its own rationale , and we did this in the second chapter of our Report . |
| 8 | In Newham there were better domiciliary services in 1984 than in Ipswich ( for example it was possible for someone to have seven-day-a-week home help and meals-on-wheels cover ; there were day centres and day hospitals , and a good deal of voluntary organisation provision ) . |
| 9 | And I started on the Monday morning , Dad did the sandwiches , since he was head chef in the morning for the family , and off he sent me down the road , was n't too bad it was all down hill , early in the morning it was good for you , down hill . |
| 10 | For Modigliani it was important for his work to be seen outside France in an international setting . |
| 11 | A man might be fined , in which case it was usual for him to be ordered to make payment to the person or persons who had suffered as a result of his crime . |
| 12 | His stature increased and with such international renown it was natural for him to serve for two years , 1970–2 , as the President of the International Society of Electrochemistry . |
| 13 | However , following the case of Sofi v Prudential and the 1989 I O B Report it was necessary for us to revise our interpretation in this respect . |
| 14 | With two hundred students it was impossible for her to know everyone but she enjoyed the air of camaraderie , companionship , being in it together , the sense of fun . |
| 15 | As before , the old man was slow coming to the door , but this time she was ready for him . |
| 16 | I was n't so sure about that : did n't know to what extent she was responsible for his behaviour . |
| 17 | It is necessary I had come to that view for me , at that time it was necessary for me to contact one of the duty Chief Officers and on this occasion it was the Assistant Chief Constable Mr , so I made contact with him . |
| 18 | Colin had never argued with anyone like himself in his life , and in fact it was good for him . |
| 19 | Alexandra wondered if there was a feature in it : successful younger women , the varied careers it was possible for them to take up these days , the chances they had to rise to the top in their chosen professions , whether or not those professions were less orthodox than the ones chosen by their male counterparts . |