Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say I worked , but I mean it was for a charity which ran one of these centres where they try and help the socially deprived . |
| 2 | I realised it was for John and Angela . ’ |
| 3 | When I painted it was for myself , I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting ; I did n't have to worry about whether anyone was interested in it or not or whether I would exhibit it in a commercial gallery or whether it would be sold . |
| 4 | Except that is was for money , I know it was for money but er I do n't know the exact er Because I think I think in that year , we got what we called the Samuel award , that were three shillings a day , basic , you see ? |
| 5 | Then not long after , we were both walking under some scaffolding — she was already under it and out of view — when a workman whistled , so I knew it was for me , not her . |
| 6 | As soon as I saw it , I knew it was for you . ’ |
| 7 | I knew it was for me to approach the Colonel again , rather than vice versa . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't know whether this was a fund-raising ploy or whether this was for real , ’ O'Boyle said , ‘ but I thought it was for real at the time . ’ |
| 9 | I thought it was for purely recreational use |
| 10 | I thought it was for the best . |
| 11 | I thought it was for more than we are after selling him for . |
| 12 | I thought it was for m , Tuesday ! |
| 13 | I I heard the other day what I thought was one of the best advertisements not to have an animal for Christmas very emotive , er I think it was for the R S P C A , and I I 'm told I do n't think you 've heard it but it b basically it 's it 's er the sound of a er well it 's a human pretending to be a dog really and saying you know , Well this is nice my my er family have taken me to the vet , I did n't think I was ill but never mind . |
| 14 | … or losing 7–1/7–2 to sheff weds in a mel sterland testimonial ( I think it was for fat mel ) |
| 15 | And erm then er again I did n't think that you were going to go through the authority needs and , and bit then you , you went through it very quickly but then I , I think it was for wrapping it up for the video not the way that you of usually done it |
| 16 | I think it was for you . |
| 17 | well er a young lad I think it was for this , you know the series er for , pastimes , pastimes pursuit , you know er fishing and er |
| 18 | Well we 've had a go well I think it was for erm some sort of I think was for multiple sclerosis |
| 19 | I got it , it 's cos I think it was for a a thinner shoe mind |
| 20 | Yes he had booked there for a week , I think it was for a business meeting with Mr Sandy , that 's all I know . |
| 21 | ninety eight , I think it was for two dozen , what happen we did n't have much choice you could n't get the two dozen boxes |
| 22 | Having been lucky with the only real audition I did which was for the RSC , I ca n't really complain about it . |
| 23 | So I said yes , I we I explained why I wa I was asking the question , I said it was for my son , and er I said , but mine 's just a , a microwave I sa and he said , well he said they re the combination ones now he said are really you know , what you need . |