Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was n't aware that I was here for your entertainment . |
| 2 | ‘ I was there for her birth and it was the most exciting thing I have ever experienced ! ’ exclaimed the father of the baby , and the owner of a home movie of strictly limited appeal . |
| 3 | Jason Cundy gets his first chance to play against his former club since moving from Stamford Bridge last season — ‘ I still do n't know why they sold me — I thought I was there for my career , ‘ he says — but Meanwhile , in-form Chelsea will be without the suspended Mick Harford . |
| 4 | ‘ She was all for it , believe it or not . |
| 5 | The great thing about Angie was that she was always for him . |
| 6 | I really enjoyed it , but I was glad when it was over for it was very tiring . ’ |
| 7 | However , Sally did try sniffing a few more times ( fortunately , without coming to any harm ) but then decided it was n't for her , and instead started drinking alcohol with her friends . |
| 8 | If it was n't for her we 'd never have set foot in Farmhouse Grim . |
| 9 | She said to me once , ‘ That stupid yank bitch , if it was n't for her , I could have this baby ’ . ’ |
| 10 | It 's her fault , that bitch Caroline with her red hair and her expensive perfume — he would n't be here if it was n't for her , it was her that had killed him . |
| 11 | If it was n't for her would you come away with me ? ’ |
| 12 | If it was n't for her , Emma would understand how I feel . |
| 13 | Hovering long enough to make sure it was n't for her , she left him talking in clipped , terse monosyllables and slipped away quietly to her bedroom , trying to suppress her curiosity about the caller . |
| 14 | It was n't for me . |
| 15 | I decided it all sounded so complicated that it was n't for me . |
| 16 | I do n't like to remind you of this , but if it was n't for me , you 'd be in a bedsit somewhere now , living off the DHSS . |
| 17 | ‘ We 'd be a lot thinner than this if it was n't for me , would n't we , Ted ? ’ he said . |
| 18 | You 'd be walking if it was n't for me . |
| 19 | Well you would n't of got them if it was n't for me |
| 20 | If it was n't for their guns you 'd laugh . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ I would n't be here today if it was n't for their dedication , and the anonymous heart donor who I 'll be saying a little prayer for . ’ |
| 22 | It was n't for him : he was no pansy ; he liked women , not boys with made-up eyes and sly insinuating glances . |
| 23 | It was comforting and easy , but it was n't for him . |
| 24 | ‘ I would n't be at Arsenal if it was n't for him . |
| 25 | If it was n't for him , I 'd have talked Dimitri round . |
| 26 | Only this time it was n't for him , but for Billie . |
| 27 | ‘ Look , if it was n't for him … ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If it was n't for him we 'd still have the empire . ’ |
| 29 | If it was n't for him it would have been in bits . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , it was n't for her looks , was it ? ’ said Melissa with a grin . |