Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone knew Donny was mad for watching trains . |
| 2 | The plan was the same as theirs , ‘ with some slight variations ’ , so Buxton was responsible for the Gothic elevations only . |
| 3 | Neil Williams ( see the September issue ) was flying it for him and , the initial tests complete and the aeroplane signed off by Mike Searle , Spencer was ready for his first sortie . |
| 4 | In fact , Braun was responsible for all the sculpture in this sumptuous palace . |
| 5 | ‘ Our physio Jim Walker was great for me , tried to cheer me up by explaining that Mark Hughes had the same problem when he returned to Manchester United from Barcelona . |
| 6 | ‘ Our physio Jim Walker was great for me , tried to cheer me up by explaining that Mark Hughes had the same problem when he returned to Manchester United from Barcelona . |
| 7 | Joe Walker was famous for his record-breaking X-15 flights and was due to become NASA 's Chief Project Pilot on the XB-70. 20207 had been carrying many millions of dollars worth of sophisticated test equipment in the forward weapons bay for NASA — all of this was lost . |
| 8 | Mr Edgar was silent for a moment . |
| 9 | Meredith was silent for a moment . |
| 10 | Manville was silent for several moments . |
| 11 | On a similar tack , Guttersnipe would be intrigued to discover whether Mr Wahlberg was responsible for any more than 20 per cent of the many sexual peccadilloes attributed to him in this column . |
| 12 | Ari was silent for a moment . |
| 13 | But at the time , characteristically , it was suggested that the book must have been written by Jean-Paul Sartre , the companion whom de Beauvoir was famous for not being married to . |
| 14 | So right enough Richard was pleased for Richard thought it was gon na be ten pound a week |
| 15 | Richard was tall for his age and personable , with impeccable manners and a strong sense of occasion . |
| 16 | To date there has been no systematic study of Hotelling 's life and work ; this is a major omission in the study of the history of economics , since Hotelling was responsible for pioneering major developments in the mathematical methods of theoretical economics as well as furthering our understanding of specific questions in economics . |
| 17 | David was silent for so long that she had to look at him in the end . |
| 18 | David was ambitious for all of us — he was honestly ambitious for all of us and we loved it . |
| 19 | ‘ Mexico was terrible for us , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Further east , Yurganysh had a settlement of corn merchants near the station ; Kurgan was important for butter and grain ; Omsk for meat , hides , and grain ; while timber came from any number of sources . |
| 21 | He maintained that Mr. S. was responsible for the operation of the computer and producing an invoice with the discount recorded upon it . |
| 22 | He maintained that Mr. S. was responsible for the operation of the computer and for producing an invoice with that discount recorded upon it . |
| 23 | McManaman was responsible for regaining the advantage for Liverpool late in the game and one or two of Beresford 's late tackles indicated just how much Portsmouth feared him . |
| 24 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
| 25 | Hawkins was silent for quite some time , then said : ‘ How are you going to pin on a couple of posthumous VCs or whatever when you 're circling the earth in a vaporized orbit ? ’ |
| 26 | Christians claim that what happened on Good Friday was decisive for humankind — it was of such a definitive , absolute nature that it split world history in two and it declares that the many strands of human experience ( hope , joy , peace , human fulfilment ) run through the crossroads of the cross . |
| 27 | ‘ I just thought that Ken was right for the part , ’ said Gerald Thomas . |
| 28 | He was convinced from the beginning that Ken was perfect for the role of the slightly dotty but romantic detective in the white raincoat , a man who existed on a diet of macaroons he produced from out of a black Gladstone bag . |
| 29 | It was early on in their friendship that Joe Orton realized that Ken was ideal for the alleged policeman , Truscott — a man he freely based on Det. |
| 30 | Oh , ’ she continued softly , ‘ King Alexander was hot for her but the marriage was never consummated . ’ |