Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adj] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I says I want to learn sommat so I went to and I do n't know what it was , whether it was my attitude , but they , they asked me to do this and I was so good at it , so they started finding jobs for me and it was at and I was anxious for knowledge , and I tell you took anything on , which is important and the big firms did n't . |
| 2 | ‘ I was late for work ’ — too bad . |
| 3 | You were supposed to get home leaves but every time I was due for mine they used to stop it . |
| 4 | I was early for supper that night and on edge until I heard , ‘ Nurse Dungarvan to Marcus Ward as special nurse for tonight . ’ |
| 5 | one of the things that was driving me mad in last part of my career was , I was responsible for documentation , the fuel issues on the , round a thousand of gallons a day . |
| 6 | I was responsible for Community Programme for the last 18 months of its life , so I 'm delighted to be involved in introducing Community Action . |
| 7 | Once the squeezed out colour dried ( I left it overnight ) , I was ready for painting ! |
| 8 | I was ready for bed . |
| 9 | I was hungry for company . |
| 10 | And when when you come to him , you were desperate for work . |
| 11 | She was early for work as usual because Dadda liked Stephen to be in soon after nine . |
| 12 | He 'd lied about Tara , lied about Nicola Schreider … assured her she was n't his type then pursued her with consummate skill until his ego was satisfied that she was ripe for seduction … |
| 13 | Once she was there it would require a tremendous effort of will to get her back to London — except that she could not leave Holly in charge for more than a day ; and except that she was avid for information about the murder inquiry ; and except that there were any number of good stories she wanted to pursue for the column and any amount of private gossip she wanted to hear . |
| 14 | The story goes that a housewife , who was making pancakes before Lent , realised she was late for church … and rushed off , still clutching her pancake . |
| 15 | If she was late for work one more time , she knew , she would be fired . |
| 16 | All the same , she was late for breakfast . |
| 17 | The corrective operation could not be undertaken until the child was three months old , and the doctor recommended that the child should be allowed to stay at the hospital until she was due for surgery , her condition producing difficulties in feeding . |
| 18 | Now she was ready for release . |
| 19 | When she was ready for discharge the youngest son said he could not take her back . |
| 20 | Only Omi was in , and she was ready for bed . |
| 21 | That first night when she was ready for bed , the maid dismissed , she sat at the dressing=table , moments , adjusting the lace jabot of her wrap . |
| 22 | One night when she was ready for bed she called Maureen in to see her preparations . |
| 23 | er and keep her company cos he was at work and the kids were in bed , and she says I went over and sat with her and had a cup of coffee and a smoke and I sat with her , you know , till she was ready for bed . |
| 24 | A high hedge of hibiscus screened all of the front from passers-by , except the window at the end which Nana used as a shop counter , letting down the shutter when she was open for business . |
| 25 | We were early for band call and , except for a gap-toothed , long-haired hippie groping along in the opposite direction , seemed to be alone . |
| 26 | ‘ We were available for advice and , if anyone felt it necessary , we reviewed their work before the Subject Assessors arrived . |
| 27 | We ate lunch before leaving , and at one o'clock we were ready for afternoon surgery . |
| 28 | The surface meanwhile was safe and shimmering and funny , and would stay that way until we were ready for change . |
| 29 | And er that then we were alright for winter in case we caught cold . |
| 30 | … ’ Reading this part of the judgment as a whole , however , it is clear that the district judge was doing no more than taking note of the fact that whereas the proceedings before him were ready for trial the future of the B.M.F.L. prosecution was beset with uncertainty . |