Example sentences of "[det] was for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no question at all that he meant any harm ; but you will no doubt appreciate how uncomfortable a situation this was for me . |
| 2 | ‘ All this was for me , you know ! ’ |
| 3 | This was for him the beginning of an independent ‘ second career ’ after leaving the army . |
| 4 | Only Shelley , Rosie and Miguel knew what a momentous day this was for them . |
| 5 | This was for her pretty well the end of the matter . |
| 6 | There were times when it was a strain , but you had in the front of your mind that this was for your friend , and that deepened the friendship . ’ |
| 7 | He threw me across the front seat , and the choir applauded — whether this was for my benefit or to register approval for Quigley 's strong right arm was not clear . |
| 8 | I do n't think anyone realised how strange it all was for me . |
| 9 | Oh , oh oh that was for her ears |
| 10 | There was only one option left and that was for me to talk directly to Albert Spanswick , the Chairman of the TUC Health Services Committee . |
| 11 | JC : Oh yes , that was for me a very great joy . |
| 12 | ‘ Ah , but that was for me . ’ |
| 13 | The boys were younger than me but I remember them coming to school — and what a job that was for them . |
| 14 | And the door pit is about eighteen inches of steel and that was for them to puncture the thing , to puncture their whisky , little barrels you see . |
| 15 | And that was for them going just for the day . |
| 16 | They might eat fruit and vegetables and dairy products but that was for their health , not because they liked them . |
| 17 | Oh aye right , right that was for your x-rays Robert . |
| 18 | And that was for your horses , you see ? |
| 19 | You used to have to take a er a erm your own cup and erm that was for your for for whatever we had we I do n't know I remember we had lemonade or pop or whether it was tea or we had er we had to take a cup , and er most of us invariably took a a big handkerchief with us . |
| 20 | ‘ What a day that was for 'er , it nearly give 'er permanent ‘ ysterics , though she 's been all right lately , except for 'er chilblains . |
| 21 | You had heard that there was one , Holloway , and that was for you . |
| 22 | ‘ That was for you to take home , ’ Daryl said , ‘ you were n't meant to eat it now . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ That was for you ; this is for us , ’ he murmured indistinctly and took her mouth , exploring it with a passion that Paige returned twofold , arousing a mutual need for satisfaction . |
| 24 | Well , that was for it , was n't it ? |
| 25 | But they said that that was for us and we said the garages , it 's sort of run down now and no use in trying to build it up again . |