Example sentences of "[verb] what was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several months into my secondary education , this working provided what was for me the greatest locospotting thrill of the decade . |
| 2 | The other recalls what was for a long time Britain 's worst air disaster . |
| 3 | Shapira 's explanation is that Zoila had reached what was for her a satisfactory level of interaction and was not motivated to progress . |
| 4 | ‘ Its distinctive feature is the outer wall facing what was for some time the running lines of the railway , though these tracks are now wholly within the works area , the main lines passing on the other side of the canal . |
| 5 | She did everything loudly : loud sneeze , loud blowing of the nose , loud banging of doors when she was in a temper ; she would march ( she always marched ) into the kitchen , clattering all the saucepan lids to see what was for supper , saying ‘ brrr ’ and turning up the heater , turning on the telly , tapping her foot to the music . |
| 6 | His idea of the " popular play " is important , since his devotion to the music hall and his belief that the poet can only be socially useful in the theatre spurred him on to achieve what was for him the unachievable : the plays bear all the marks of their deliberate and laborious composition . |