Example sentences of "[subord] it was for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as the RAF was concerned , they had this nice little lull when losses fell substantially , so it was for us a calm period in the storm . |
| 2 | ‘ … the girls were very excited about it , because it was for them and there was an opportunity to use the equipment ’ |
| 3 | Difficult though it was for her , however , are we entitled to assume that her French upbringing was bound to give her an adverse picture of her Scottish kingdom , and that her view was justified ? |
| 4 | There is much in the book that will be as new an exciting for most readers , as it was for me . |
| 5 | When your income is not much above five or six pounds a week , as it was for me in the seventies , even a tin of dog food is out of the question . |
| 6 | " It was as hard for me to keep quiet as it was for them , " Brown Owl , Mrs Sheila Scott , told the Southampton and District WWF Group Chairman , Geoffrey Cockrell , when he went along to one of their cheerful , noisy meetings in July to receive a cheque for WWF . |
| 7 | The demob was as slow for them as it was for us . |
| 8 | It reminded me yet again that our captivity was as much of a strain for them as it was for us , here in Lebanon . |