Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last thing I would have wanted was for you to become emotionally involved with me . ’ |
| 2 | Such French capital as Poland managed to secure was for specific projects like the new port at Gdynia — which was encouraged by the French to discomfort the Germans as much as to aid the Poles . |
| 3 | All I did n't want to happen was for him to become violent , which I did n't think was ever on the cards . |
| 4 | Everything he had done was for this final purpose , " that I might dwell among them " ( Exodus 29:43–46 ) . |
| 5 | The last thing she had wanted was for Luke to make a pass at her . |
| 6 | It was no secret that Jahsaxa monitored Zambia 's quarters : the cameras were blatantly undisguised , which Jahsaxa had insisted was for Zambia 's own safety . |