Example sentences of "[verb] [was/were] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | All that was needed was for one kind of film to do well at the box-office and a new Hollywood format would be established . |
2 | Much of the cider produced was for local consumption , with farmers bringing in their cartloads of apples for processing . |
3 | All it took was for one saleslady to tell her she looked lovely and Mrs McMahon was persuaded . |
4 | Well we 've had a go well I think it was for erm some sort of I think was for multiple sclerosis |
5 | The last thing I wanted was for some motorist to hit one of my owls just when it was establishing itself . |