Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have given my right arm to have achieved such an agreement when I was Minister for Aviation between 1984 and 1987 . |
| 2 | The early experience of ESAs that I had when I was Minister for Agriculture , Fisheries and Food showed the policy to be important , helpful and constructive . |
| 3 | Say it was night for instance . |
| 4 | But the committee was hopelessly divided on what it meant by Christian hope — whether it was hope for peace and perfection in this world , or hope for a future life , or hope only of forgiveness at the last . |
| 5 | As for me it was preparation for Morning Service at 10.30 am . |
| 6 | Indeed it was cause for pride in this area . |
| 7 | One ear was pointing to the mountains ; the other suggested it was time for lunch . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was time for tradition to change just a little . |
| 9 | It was time for reflection : are these mountain the answer was yes , to both questions . |
| 10 | It was time for kip . |
| 11 | Eventually it was time for bed and they waited until the middle of the night before sneaking to the workshop on tip-toes . |
| 12 | The fit had frightened Edward , and he would n't leave Anna 's side even when Ma told him it was time for bed . |
| 13 | He ate a large tea and Marjorie played snap with him until it was time for bed . |
| 14 | He had no answer — save that British scientists had been reorganised so often in recent years that it was time for stability . |
| 15 | Clinton , who the opinion polls consistently suggested enjoyed a significant lead , continued his relentless attack on the economic record of the Bush-Reagan years and repeated the underlying message of his campaign that it was time for change . |
| 16 | How glad I was when it was time for breakfast ! |
| 17 | It was time for breakfast . |
| 18 | The party had shifted to the centre ; it was time for Connery to be officially invited on board . |
| 19 | And everyone knew that now it was time for Madame 's famous song . |
| 20 | If that was what he wanted , she would no doubt tell him again , if he wished to forbid the outing , then perhaps it was time for Madame herself to break her long silence . |
| 21 | One of the tractor drivers ( which had been turning in front of me all day ) decided it was time for dinner . |
| 22 | And so , in the end it was time for sherry at the Manor House . |
| 23 | ‘ He was n't , ’ said my mother , perhaps because she had concurred for too long and now it was time for contradiction . |
| 24 | It was time for action ! |
| 25 | John Whitehouse , of West Lane Residents ' Association , said it was time for action . |
| 26 | It was time for News on Sunday to set off on the trail of the people and organizations who had theorized about the prospects for a popular left-wing newspaper for so long . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , in Orange , it was time for Christmas , and the section started to organise itself for the festivities . |
| 28 | At the end it was time for supper , which was almost as uneatable as the bed had been unsavoury . |
| 29 | The ringing of a bell from downstairs announced that it was time for supper and Emily realized quite suddenly that she was hungry . |
| 30 | Soon it was time for luncheon , and the whole of the downstairs staff was occupied in one way or another . |