Example sentences of "[pron] was [noun] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provost John Cunningham admitted that Main had not possessed a commission as watchman and was indeed an extraordinary officer employed only when there was work for him to perform , but there seems little reason to doubt that Main 's removal was intended to serve the political interest of the Haldanes , for his removal was not an isolated case , and , moreover , when the Hamilton salt works resumed operations the excise supervisors did not in fact restore Main to his old post , but appointed an individual named Curinan to the vacancy . |
| 2 | Her car was a red MG with the hood down , parked closely ; there was room for her to get in , but not for him . |
| 3 | It was nonsense for her to say no one had a motive for murdering her husband . |
| 4 | At the end of the season Chapman called me in and said it was time for me to decide one way or the other . |
| 5 | I knew when I woke that it was time for me to return . |
| 6 | It was time for me to go . |
| 7 | The half-hour eventually crawled round , then it was time for me to go and get ready . |
| 8 | eyes on before and when it was time for me to go to bed I would be encouraged not made |
| 9 | Once I grasped the centrality of symbolism to the religion and grasped its effect , it was time for me to leave . |
| 10 | Then it was time for me to attend the evening reception on Britania . |
| 11 | We had several until I decided that it was time for me to sit on her lap . |
| 12 | After six years it was time for me to move on to Debenham High School . |
| 13 | ‘ I believed her when she assured me I would meet someone much more suitable when it was time for me to get married . ’ |
| 14 | Standing up , I assured her that I was n't drunk but tired and that I thought it was time for me to walk her home . |
| 15 | I could see that it was time for me to make the tea . |
| 16 | ‘ When it was time for me to fire the very pistol , I had to get up from the wireless operator 's seat and had to move my parachute — which was always as close to my feet as possible and instead of lifting it up by the canvas carrying handle , I lifted it up by the metal handle ( the rip cord ) and so had a bundle of silk to get out of the way . |
| 17 | It was time for me to disappear . |
| 18 | And he was always up before it was time for her to call him . |
| 19 | When it was time for her to leave , he walked out into the sun to open the driveway gates . |
| 20 | As she moved off with the other mounted followers , Artemis determined that if her father thought it was time for her to stop riding ponies and learn to hunt on a horse , then so be it . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , ’ Fabia replied , and from then until it was time for her to drive Cara to the airport she listened intently to all her sister had to impart . |
| 22 | Yanto arranged to pick them up outside Sharpness Coop Sunday morning , after which Mary said it was time for her to go home . |
| 23 | Her friends were settled , politics infinitely depressing , she came to the decision to make some break ; it was time for her to go . |
| 24 | When they 'd covered more or less everything and it was time for her to go , Angelica walked with her to the main door . |
| 25 | The beeper alarm on Diane 's watch sounded as they were driving back , the signal that it was time for her to go and collect the litterbug Jed from his minder . |
| 26 | Leonora knew perfectly well it was time for her to grovel , but found it difficult to make a start . |
| 27 | It was time for him to take action . |
| 28 | Soon it was time for him to return and it was arranged that Anne and Sarah who were both free would see him off at the station . |
| 29 | It was time for him to leave as well . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been very pleased to meet you , ’ Mother said to the old gentleman , when it was time for him to leave . |