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

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1	He had seen how entirely wrong it had been for him to have assumed that Beatrice Throgmorton would look twice at him .
2	I 'm sure it was , Patrick grinned as he walked down the corridor and climbed the half-dozen steps from the servants ' quarters up to the hall ; he had seen the look on the butler 's face , and knew how uncomfortable it had been for him .
3	‘ All the same , ’ she said , ‘ all I meant was for her to break a leg . ’
4	And you kept trying all those complicated ways of pleasing me , but all I wanted was for you just to want me . ’
5	All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him .
6	In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands .
7	Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go .
8	Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over .
9	All they wanted was for him to sit still as a stone — to be a piece of scenery , a decoration like one of the stone angels he had watched the Mason carve , up in the roofs of churches .
10	This father insisted that all they wanted was for their children to receive a schooling based on English traditions and values .
11	Feeling a twinge of guilt because she 'd inadvertently brought it all up when all they wanted was for it to remain buried , and pushing aside for the moment the whys and wherefores of her grandfather 's involvement , Ellie apologised quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry .
12	All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air .
13	Their private parts were firmly jammed in the wringer and all it needed was for somebody to the rescue .

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