Example sentences of "was [adv] for [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was all for her benefit . |
| 2 | Will worked hard all his life , and I think it was all for his family . |
| 3 | She knew he wanted her , and even though it was only for her body Kath was so desperate for his attention that she was ready to settle even for that . |
| 4 | Jesus was speaking to them in a , in a concealed language , it was only for his disciples , and whilst all the people heard it , they did n't understand it , the disciples did n't understand it , and Jesus afterwards explained to his followers what he was saying . |
| 5 | He 's claimed that the drug he took was only for his asthma , and was NOT on the list of banned substances . |
| 6 | He said he had some news , but it was only for my ears and I must keep it confidential . |
| 7 | but that 's not just because somebody was away for their dinner , it 's , if that person was back from their dinner |
| 8 | Her love was always for her people , and the quotations from her historic speeches ( which are not set to music ) represent her carefully-chosen communications to them . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , they contain persuasive evidence to indicate that there was more for his people to do , and talk about , that there was more fun , than there is now in some parts of urban Scotland . |
| 10 | He sold the car in part exchange for another vehicle ( which was also for his business use ) . |
| 11 | At any rate , he disapproved , but perhaps that was partly for my mother 's sake . ’ |
| 12 | His hair was almost black , heavy and smoothly groomed , swept back from a face that was icily cold , only the long , humorous-looking mouth telling her that this hostility was solely for her benefit and not some natural mannerism . |
| 13 | ‘ I was n't aware that I was here for your entertainment . |
| 14 | ‘ I was there for her birth and it was the most exciting thing I have ever experienced ! ’ exclaimed the father of the baby , and the owner of a home movie of strictly limited appeal . |
| 15 | Jason Cundy gets his first chance to play against his former club since moving from Stamford Bridge last season — ‘ I still do n't know why they sold me — I thought I was there for my career , ‘ he says — but Meanwhile , in-form Chelsea will be without the suspended Mick Harford . |
| 16 | Of course , the genial Ulsterman is an entertainer as well as a sportsman these days and the audience was there for his jokes as much as his trick shots . |