Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] was [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was the founder in 1864 of the Liverpool Adult Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society and , with the aid of public subscriptions , responsible for the building of the Liverpool Institute for the Adult Deaf and Dumb , of which he was Secretary for sixty years . |
| 2 | This he did by hard work , love for cricket and an exceptional organizing ability , which in 1953 resulted in the founding of the Danish Cricket Association of which he was chairman for 18 years . |
| 3 | He founded two cycling associations — the North Road Cycling Club and Cyclists ' Road Records Association , of which he was President for nearly 30 years — an unique achievement for a deaf man in a mainly hearing organisation . |
| 4 | In 1846 he joined the committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society , of which he was president for eighteen years , and immediately came to public attention as principal signer of a set of ‘ resolutions and a memorial [ to MPs ] adopted at a meeting of gentlemen deputed from various parts of the United Kingdom to represent the sentiments of the inhabitants in their respective districts , on the subject of colonial slavery ’ . |
| 5 | The fit had frightened Edward , and he would n't leave Anna 's side even when Ma told him it was time for bed . |
| 6 | As for me it was preparation for Morning Service at 10.30 am . |
| 7 | ‘ If he had any idea of what she was doing for us , MoD does n't want it spread around . |
| 8 | She was too old for a doll 's house now so it did n't matter , but she hoped he would finish what he was doing for Oliver . |
| 9 | Disenchanted with the way society had changed and their own place in it , again like many of their kind , they looked to Hitler as a role model , admired what he was doing for Germany . |
| 10 | " Well , it 's entered in the accounts as " commission " , but I 'm still trying to find out what it was commission for . |