Example sentences of "[noun sg] was for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it would spoil the illusion if all the merrymakers were to think that their spending bonanza was for their own satisfaction . |
| 2 | The plan which Henry still had in mind was for his eldest son to take all of those lands which he himself had inherited from his father and mother , i.e. Anjou , Maine , Normandy and England , while Richard should have the land which he had acquired by virtue of his marriage to Eleanor . |
| 3 | When they were born , my only thought for their future was for them to be happy and healthy . |
| 4 | Even his understanding of musical pattern and musical form , which in practice was for him a deeply instinctive activity , was discussed in terms of the musical pattern which is " latent in common speech " . |
| 5 | The intention was for them to be escorted by the combined fleets from Brest and Toulon and the combination of the two , to outnumber any force likely to be brought against them , was a vital part of the French plan . |
| 6 | ‘ The Bangles wanted to emphasise the rock'n'roll side of the band and in doing so thought regalia and kind of hippyish , Hendrix-style clothing was gon na put that image across , but it ended up looking very glamorous , it ended up looking glammier and glammier even though the intention was for it not to be glamour … |
| 7 | Being able to handle a car was for her far more important than playing Annie Get Your Gun . |
| 8 | His woman 's labour was for him . |
| 9 | The effect was for her to wave both her arms out in front of her holding her hands together , then surprisingly a seeming third hand was under her jumper and was moving up and down . |
| 10 | ‘ But getting back to your question , what I really wanted from this album was for anyone who hears it to say they like it or they do n't like it , but that it 's pure Steve Harley . ’ |
| 11 | And it showed you all the sort of countries of the world , you know , on lights and , and that , and which light was for which wh when they took us round the er |
| 12 | Refusing to condemn the bombing , Mr Adams yesterday said the only way to end the violence was for everyone to be involved in the talks process . |
| 13 | When some years ago I decided to pay the Life Governor 's subscription the expense was for me a serious cost but was willing to pay it to ensure that I should continue to enjoy the privileges without having to worry about future subscriptions when I had retired from salaried work . |
| 14 | ‘ All the neighbours thought the ambulance was for me , ’ said Helen , 31 . |
| 15 | The original plan was for her to make a solo album on the label , produced by Prince and featuring songs written by Prince . |
| 16 | David Stirling 's final plan was for his force to embark in five Bristol Bombay aircraft of 216 Squadron on the night of 16 November and drop near their targets . |
| 17 | Hurtled The plan was for his main chute to open at 3,000ft but it did not open and he hurtled to conclusion of the association 's investigation was that he had failed to locate the ripcord handle . |
| 18 | In early August the plan was for it to stop at Didcot for servicing on Friday , September 11 , prior to leaving for Bournemouth that evening . |
| 19 | Gloucester Place seemed awash with the carriages of other guests attending the ball and Emily chafed as she sat waiting impatiently to move on , watched by ladies ' maids and servants of the lower orders who seemed to think that the spectacle was for their pleasure . |
| 20 | The world of nature was for them constructed on a mathematical plan , things were generated from numbers an idea to whose mystical overtones Aristotle objected . |
| 21 | In 1943 the well-known painter , Hans Hofmann , asked the young Pollock how important nature was for his art . |
| 22 | The envelope contained cash , and the cash was for her . |
| 23 | I said well actually the cake was for you as well . |
| 24 | At a public meeting last September he suggested that saying ‘ they ought to do something about it ’ was pointless , and boldly proposed that the only way to save the shop was for everyone in the village to club together and buy it . |
| 25 | The Senior Dining room was for anyone who wanted a snack . |
| 26 | Shortly after they reached her apartment in Belgravia the standard procedure was for their mother to burst into tears . |
| 27 | She clutched a hand to her ample bosom — actually not so much a bosom , more a shelf ( a cheap shot ) — and motioned that the phone was for me . |
| 28 | In that period as we danced , sang and recited night after night in the Cabaret Voltaire , abstract art was for us tantamount to absolute honour . |
| 29 | Their stated wish was for him to be moved to another mainstream school . |
| 30 | The Chinese man had wanted to do a Celtic torque in plain black , very fashionable at the time , but Jasper 's wish was for something less austere . |