Example sentences of "it [was/were] a [noun] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think it was a problem for him . |
| 2 | It was a problem for us as many were reluctant to return to our convents or seminaries . |
| 3 | Whenever I went to Fisherton Street it was a must for me to go to Pickfords , the carriers for The Great Western Railway , just to gaze in the window , for right in the centre was a beautiful scale model of one of their pantechnicons , some two feet in length . |
| 4 | The whole operation was for Reagan 's sake , as well as the hostages ' ; it was a present for him , preferably one to be delivered by Christmas , or by the State of the Union address in January , or by the elections in November . |
| 5 | It was a smile for him alone . |
| 6 | She was n't happy , she was suddenly plunged into all this pressure and it was a nightmare for her . |
| 7 | ‘ It was a nightmare for him , ’ the sister said . |
| 8 | It was a privilege for me to be invited to one of the Criterion Evenings which were held at irregular intervals at 24 Russell Square . |
| 9 | It was a change for him to evince curiosity . |
| 10 | Also , unlike others who had been brought up in more cultured surroundings , it was a rarity for him to go to the theatre and even more of a rarity to go to other forms of public entertainments , including the cinema . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a mistake for me to stay after Friday evening . |
| 12 | I merely asked why it was a matter for us in the Cabinet Office . |
| 13 | It was a victory for her each time that she wrested him away from his desk and his teleprinter and his uniform . |
| 14 | I met George only when I came here , and it was a pleasure for me to meet such a good and conscientious man of the people . |
| 15 | Indeed , it was a pleasure for us to hear him champion the cause of unilateralism . |