Example sentences of "that he was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Halil Pasa as kadi of Edirne and dated from Jumada I 857/June 1453 to Jumada II 869/February 1465 suggests that he was kadi for much , if not all , of that period . |
| 2 | Compare the statement that he was present for a play by Brecht . |
| 3 | He had done no regular television work since appearing as Byron in the mid-Sixties , but a BBC producer who saw him on stage in No Sex , Please — We 're British realized that he was perfect for the lead role in a script submitted to him by a new TV comedy writer , Raymond Allen . |
| 4 | ‘ We 're fairly relaxed about it ’ , adding that Mr Kohl has made it clear repeatedly in previous statements that he was keen for all 12 members of the Community to proceed towards union together . |
| 5 | Despite the fact that he was tall for his age , he was gawky and skinny . |
| 6 | I should say that he was good for at least another five years of hard work and although there are various rumours about his suffering from some obscure disease which makes his hand extremely shaky , I have had it on the quiet from his medical adviser that he is sound as a bell . |
| 7 | ‘ The poor man , ’ a contemporary recorded , ‘ had little to say but that he was sorry for what he had done , and wept like a child . ’ |
| 8 | He murmured that he was desperate for an orange to suck , as rare a commodity in 1916 France as it was in Britain during World War II . |
| 9 | A jobless actor was annoying an off-duty bouncer , announcing loudly that he was due for a break . |
| 10 | Geoff Hurst 's maitre d ’ demeanour advertised that he was open for business — he 's the one who has been able to make his World Cup exploits play for him in recent years ; he 's semi-permanently on the road with an old-ones-are-the-best-ones floorshow and anecdotal package . |
| 11 | They usually disappointed everyone by recalling that he was remarkable for his unremarkableness , just another kid on the block ; not a hero , not a superstar at sports , not especially remembered for outstanding feats of school bravado nor had he made any particular impression on the girls . |
| 12 | LORD ALDINGTON denied in the High Court yesterday that he was responsible for seeking permission from higher command to use force to repatriate unwilling Cossacks from Austria only days after General Dwight Eisenhower , Supreme Allied Commander , offered to arrange their peaceful evacuation in May 1945 . |
| 13 | Lord Aldington — formerly Brigadier Toby Low — who is suing for libel damages over allegations that he is guilty of war crimes , denied a suggestion by Richard Rampton QC , for the defence , that he was responsible for drafting the 23 May request . |
| 14 | In the meantime , I think David had come to realize that he was responsible for an enormous amount of business at RCA in the United Kingdom — something like 4% of their total gross was David Bowie products — and he was making an enormous amount of money but he did n't have anything . |
| 15 | It made things worse for Charles that he was responsible for his men 's transfer with him to this wilderness . |
| 16 | The principal charges against Latimer were that he had made improper profits out of the campaign in Brittany and that he was responsible for the loss of Bécherel and Saint-Sauveur . |
| 17 | It was said , even within the confines of the Politburo itself , that he was responsible for sending more people to their deaths in the Siberian concentration camps than any other KGB officer in living memory . |
| 18 | Or did he go to his death in the anguished conviction that he was responsible for his master 's ? |
| 19 | Only Irina knew that he was responsible for the collapse of Moscow Centre 's operation at the clinic . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , though Penda may have embarked on a programme of domination of the south-west midlands , there is no evidence that he was responsible for the formation of the Hwiccian kingdom . |
| 21 | He did n't add that he was responsible for much of the terrorist acts , and that he would ensure they continued . |
| 22 | He was a senior , dedicated member , and it did n't at first appear that he had committed any atrocities , but we later found out that he was responsible for denouncing people who had anti-Fascist sympathies , and that it was because of him that we had been taken to Tabiano . |
| 23 | It is possible that he contributed to early issues of the newsbook , but there is no evidence that he was responsible for editing it , and nothing in his future career or conduct to link him directly with the Levellers . |
| 24 | The surviving building accounts and his own drawings make clear that he was responsible for the execution and design of this remarkable house between 1580 and 1588 . |
| 25 | ‘ She was very frightened of her cruel husband , but she suspected that he was responsible for Sir Charles ’ death . |
| 26 | She seemed to have decided that he was responsible for all this . |
| 27 | He said that during the first interview Hepburn had denied any involvement , but when seen again 40 minutes later ‘ frankly said that he was responsible for the assaults on both girls ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ Hmm , I would n't have thought that Luke was in any mood to judge , ’ Rob retorted , ‘ considering that he was frosty-faced for most of the evening . |
| 29 | The tragedy of his downfall is that he was tailor-made for the job . |