Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] be for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 First good watch I had was for my twenty first , I 've still got , it still goes
2 The things I wrote were for you .
3 Every female role he made was for his wife , even though she was well past her prime ; Semenyaka 's youth was wasted stepping into others ' shoes .
4 All the phone calls they received were for him , and Gina never had any mail .
5 Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close .
6 The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her .
7 Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place !
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