Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realised it was for John and Angela . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As soon as I saw it , I knew it was for you . ’ |
| 5 | I knew it was for me to approach the Colonel again , rather than vice versa . |
| 6 | I did n't think you could get grants for your hobby ; I thought they were for businesses and things like that . |
| 7 | I thought they were for sore throats and things Gary ? |
| 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 said it 's for when you 've got a blunt dart and you sharpen it . |
| 14 | I said it 's for , oh what do you think it is ? |
| 15 | 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 . |