Example sentences of "[verb] was for him " in BNC.
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| 1 | So on 13 and 14 March the best that could be done was for him to give Harwell full details and let them get on with it themselves ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 2 | Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place ! |
| 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 | All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him . |
| 5 | All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air . |
| 6 | All they wanted was for him to sit still as a stone — to be a piece of scenery , a decoration like one of the stone angels he had watched the Mason carve , up in the roofs of churches . |
| 7 | Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close . |
| 8 | In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands . |
| 9 | The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her . |
| 10 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 11 | Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over . |