Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] a [noun] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Limited as my graces are , I was a stickler for manners and etiquette , which my Dad-in-law thought of as ‘ turnin' 'em into poofs ’ . |
| 2 | His was a scheme for trains in a drain . |
| 3 | It is , and that is the advantage of Kuwait , and that is one thing which which perhaps the world should appreciate , that we were a haven for ex-patriots to come there and make a living and work . |
| 4 | Yes , it was a depot for years , then they went back to the Tower of London , where they were formed , the Tower of London . |
| 5 | It was a night for men and we had a lot of men out there . |
| 6 | It was a struggle for bites in the Leeds Shimano Open on the Aire at Leeds where anglers had to dodge floating ice . |
| 7 | It was a day for jeans and a T-shirt , she decided after a quick look at the sky — a mottled jigsaw of blue and white . |
| 8 | And I thought well , even if it was a voucher for pads or owt , I mean , they 'll come in for either Lianne |
| 9 | She said it was a Budget for jobs , providing 100,000 additional training and employment opportunities at a cost of £230 million . |
| 10 | Hoomey knew it was a suggestion for sugar-lumps , which he kept in his pocket . |
| 11 | The League of Nations appeared to have washed its hands of the city , and the general attitude was that it was a matter for Poles and Germans to decide between themselves . |
| 12 | In Elizabethan days , rosemary shoots were tied with coloured ribbon , tipped with gold and given to guests at weddings to symbolize love and faithfulness , and on New Year 's Day it was a gift for guests , together with an orange stuck with cloves . |
| 13 | Among the three richest men in Billingsgate ward in 1640 , he was a commissioner for contributions in London , Middlesex , and Westminster ( 1642 ) , and for customs ( 1643–7 ) , a plum of parliamentary finance . |