Example sentences of "this was [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 This was fortunate for us , as the car with four large occupants and all the luggage was on the verge of overload .
2 I showed him that this was terrible for me , and he understood .
3 This was invaluable for my second pregnancy and birth .
4 , Thomas ( fl. 1292–1342 ) , was a working mason at the first building of St Stephen 's chapel in Westminster Palace in 1292–3 and again in 1294 , His name indicates his birth in Witney , Oxfordshire , a manor of the bishop of Winchester , and this was significant for his career .
5 Since he did not have the physical strength of most of the others , this was important for him and must have contributed a lot to his effectiveness .
6 As the gap between the rich and the poor was perceived to be widening , students felt this was bad for them and the country as a whole .
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