Example sentences of "[noun pl] were for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three Established Church representatives set themselves against ; the other four who were Free Churchmen were for it . |
| 2 | I thought your efforts were for me . ’ |
| 3 | It did n't need a Russian scholar to understand that the bald man was claiming that the documents and the guns were for him , only food and drink for the ‘ businessmen ’ . |
| 4 | Embarrassing as those moments were for me , I would not wish to imply that I in any way blame Mr Farraday , who is in no sense an unkind person ; he was , I am sure , merely enjoying the sort of bantering which in the United States , no doubt , is a sign of a good , friendly understanding between employer and employee , indulged in as a kind of affectionate sport . |
| 5 | In a 1977 vote initiated by ASTMS at Greenock , 13,000 voted against union representation , and only 44 employees were for it . |