Example sentences of "it was [art] [noun] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was no problem for me to post a crew , and I did , and many of you must know I did post WAAF at the same time . |
| 2 | It was no Christmas for me this Christmas . |
| 3 | It was no time for me to be getting weepy . |
| 4 | I doubted that , but it was no time for me to talk out of turn . |
| 5 | This is what Gustave told me : that it was no sadness for him to get rid of the paperweight , because he had another which did the work just as efficiently . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't think it was a problem for him . |
| 7 | It was a problem for us as many were reluctant to return to our convents or seminaries . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was a smile for him alone . |
| 11 | She was n't happy , she was suddenly plunged into all this pressure and it was a nightmare for her . |
| 12 | ‘ It was a nightmare for him , ’ the sister said . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It was a change for him to evince curiosity . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ It was a mistake for me to stay after Friday evening . |
| 17 | I merely asked why it was a matter for us in the Cabinet Office . |
| 18 | It was a victory for her each time that she wrested him away from his desk and his teleprinter and his uniform . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Indeed , it was a pleasure for us to hear him champion the cause of unilateralism . |
| 21 | ‘ From the moment I first saw freestyle I knew it was the sport for me — there was so much more to it than ordinary skiing — it was beautiful and the ultimate in skiing athleticism . ’ |
| 22 | But when she married and moved to a distant part of the country , I decided it was the moment for me to change my life too . |
| 23 | I decided that in my present state I could n't face Moscow , and having discovered about the hot , spring baths of Budapest and the chess players who stand in water at 76 degrees Celsius , leisurely moving the pieces , decided that it was the place for me . |
| 24 | The row was like an earthquake but I did not think it was the end for us , ’ she said . |
| 25 | It was an opportunity for me . |
| 26 | I was given to understand it was an honour for me to have been invited , and I was very much on trial . |
| 27 | His address was part of a graduation ceremony , and he walked on stage with school officials and local dignitaries ; he dutifully applauded as each student received a diploma , although " One got the impression that it was an effort for him to look up " . |
| 28 | It was an effort for her even to glance at them , but she was glad that she had . |