Example sentences of "a [noun] [pron] [was/were] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appreciated how difficult it was for me ‘ to give way ’ , what a wrench it was for someone who always operated on his own to cooperate with an act he neither understood nor , at that time , actively sought . |
| 2 | I realized , in a way in which it had never struck me before , what a need there was for Black people ( naturally ) to see themselves as in the image of their God , and their God as in their image . |
| 3 | What a shock it was for Nicodemus to learn this truth . |
| 4 | " I thought for a while it was for a baby of your own , " she said . |
| 5 | Lassa Java pushed him early on … what a night it was for the Meek family from the Forest of Dean as they watched their dogs dominate … |
| 6 | I had a feeling it was for you . |
| 7 | But her smile was strange — as if she was sharing a secret with me , that this was an illusion it was for us two , not the old man , to foster . |