Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He argued that the kinds of jobs which young people eventually did were determined not so much by the development of their inner drives , as by the structure of opportunities by which they were surrounded — the kinds of jobs which were available for them to do in the labour market . |
| 2 | The result was that yesterday they turned on us for information as to the number of men to be dropped , the weight of stores and the mileage and so on , all of which was essential for them to know if they were to fit out the aircraft properly . |
| 3 | When we toured with the Inspiral Carpets — which was good for us to do at that point — we 'd only done 20 gigs as a band , and were n't experienced in the ‘ problems ’ of a support act like monitors being mysteriously unplugged during the performance , and an ever-shrinking stage , but we still did the business ! |
| 4 | And when I t when I got on a Friday and and paid me wages over to me Mum , which was natural for you to do , I always got th thre three pennies back . |
| 5 | They should let the people who were responsible for it see that they were beginning to take an active interest in what was the most important issue of the time . |
| 6 | Knowing what they shared was enough for now , and she was content for him to pick his moment , take his time and let Celeste down gently . |
| 7 | She was desperate for me to say something , but I would n't , I could n't . |
| 8 | The speed with which Margaret Seymour-Strachey accepted his offer suggested she was desperate for someone to talk to . |
| 9 | At the time I thought she was keen for me to do my bit to help others but I 've since found out that while I was getting a prick in my arm she was ( I know what you 're thinking ) getting some peace and quiet . |
| 10 | I showed them how to build my mast , and soon everything was ready for me to start work on the woman monster . |
| 11 | At this point , the start of the third trimester , the baby would have a chance of survival outside the womb , although no one was anxious for it to make an early appearance . |
| 12 | My mother was the only one was keen for me to have some sort of education . |
| 13 | There was much for everyone to see . |
| 14 | And if it were possible for you to decide that one of these options , one to eight , were to suit your regular and usual purposes at these meetings for general discussion then that obviously would be both a saving in erm time and labour and is one of the reasons why one installs computerized equipment so that you do n't er then have to do it all manually as well . |
| 15 | I wish it were possible for you to come away with me . ’ |
| 16 | I was particularly thrilled with the guys who scored the points for us on the final day , Mark James , Jose-Maria Olazabal , Jose-Maria Canizares , Ronan Rafferty and Christy O'Connor Jnr. , because in the case of Canizares , Ronan and Christy they had n't scored a point in the games they played and it was nice for them to take some of the glory . |
| 17 | He was n't a very good poet , I do n't think , but it was nice for him to see his poems printed for once . |
| 18 | Eileen 's commanding officer took them to a room and gave them tea , and tried to explain to them that it was better for her to remain . |
| 19 | It 's not my family you know , ’ because it was better for her to stop . |
| 20 | Schiller had pleaded , once again going through the many reasons why it was right for him to gain a seat on the council . |
| 21 | I explained that we men were ready to stay if the meeting felt it was right for us to do so . |
| 22 | It was illegal for him to enter into such an agreement . |
| 23 | It was illegal for him to enter into such an agreement . |
| 24 | ‘ It was crucial for us to secure this contract . |
| 25 | ‘ But both Graham and I knew it was impractical for me to continue in the job and remain as manager of Exeter . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ The cases in which the principle has been applied are cases in which the nature , scope and purpose of the function vested in the repository made it unlikely that Parliament intended that it was to be exercised by the repository personally because administrative necessity indicated that it was impractical for him to act otherwise than through his officers or officers responsible to him . |
| 27 | It was easy for them to feel that they were struggling to restrain their ally from some madcap act . |
| 28 | It is clear from the conversation that there was sympathy for the person involved because it was easy for them to place themselves in that position , allowing the event to be normalized . |
| 29 | It was easy for me to pretend to be in love with the Princess . |
| 30 | It was easy for me to summon up this everyday vision , because whenever I sat on the toilet the hem was stretched between my calves , and if I leant forward it was always the salient object in my view . |