Example sentences of "was [verb] for that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there were too many missing responses no score was given for that student . |
| 2 | Er , the only authority that was given was the authority to arm the officers by Mr which he would have put in to writing , er he was aware as to the method of entry to the of the flat but that no authority , no written authority was given for that . |
| 3 | If she was hanged for that , so much for man 's legal institutions ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Right , ’ he says , ‘ a nice cup of tea , I was dying for that , what can I do for you ? ’ . |
| 5 | know when I was looking for that |
| 6 | I do n't know when he , when he was looking for that old chap , I think one of the girls threw something at him hit him in the eye . |
| 7 | Yeah , they should n't , they should n't cos his music was made for that time . |
| 8 | I recall my own final visit to the farm where he was allowed down for an hour and where the flame was rekindled for that period sufficiently for us to forget his illness and think only that the old Nye had been restored . |
| 9 | My big mistake was pausing for that half-minute too long to hold the door open for the redheaded girl . |
| 10 | ‘ I think I know why Billy was heading for that house , ’ Prentice went on . |
| 11 | Fabia arose on Sunday morning , thought of Cara , of Barney , and of the man she had never yet met but , with guilty conscience , hoped to , and then attempted to shed her anxieties by remembering that , with Františkovy Láznë being less than twenty-five miles away , Františkovy Láznë was where she was heading for that day . |
| 12 | The ‘ Carl Justi Vereinigung ’ was founded for that . |
| 13 | I think he had a thing about it particularly because he knew the record company really was going for that song because the first American space shot was coming up . |
| 14 | ‘ I was waiting for that ! ’ |
| 15 | Oh we I thought that was made and was waiting for that . |
| 16 | I was waiting for that ! |
| 17 | The play was abandoned for that night and the audience sent home . |
| 18 | You conducted Elektra again in Salzburg in 1964 — I remember Szell , who also knew Strauss , giving you and your cast long and heartfelt applause at the end of the performance — and a Salome was announced for that time , too , which did n't in fact come about for a number of years . |
| 19 | Chamberlain was deputed to handle all negotiations in his absence , and in particular to attend a meeting of the leaders of the three parties which was fixed for that same Tuesday . |
| 20 | If he thought she was falling for that … |
| 21 | I was playing for that . |
| 22 | Mind you , when I was skivvying for that Brixton fam'ly , the head of the fam'ly did n't 'alf take a fancy to me . ’ |
| 23 | And it was n't a shock when I got my first hit record because I was trying for that all our lives and so she backed me all the way . |
| 24 | I was trying for that one . |
| 25 | From 1689 a new form of service was established for that day , thanking God for discovering " the snares of death that were laid for us " in 1605 , " and likewise upon this day " for bringing King William " safely into this Kingdom , to preserve us from the late attempts of our enemies to bereave us of our religion and laws " . |
| 26 | Of course in doing so , her rear became out of line , so she was cussed for that too . |
| 27 | And many were the times when she had wanted to bawl at him , ‘ And who was to blame for that ? |
| 28 | Its working past laid the foundations of a good beef breed and it was improved for that specific purpose during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries , by selection rather than crossing ; it was said ( rather coldly ) to ‘ die well ’ , that is , to yield a lot of meat in the best cuts . |
| 29 | He was paid for that seal and for his unrivalled knowledge . |
| 30 | Why do you think each personality was chosen for that product ? |