Example sentences of "was [vb pp] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two items in the struggle for the liberty of the Church to which Anselm was committed were for him not negotiable either by himself or the successor of the pope who had declared lay investiture and clerical homage to be irreconcilable with the law of the Church . |
| 2 | While everyone agreed the changes in living standards since the film was made were for the better , there was some nostalgia for farming as it was when they were young . |
| 3 | All that was needed was for someone to take Rowland 's ascetic vision/version of soul fanaticism and commandeer it for political ends . |
| 4 | What was needed was for the Government to spend much more money , in a more caring fashion . |
| 5 | What was needed was for us to get together with an arbitrator . |
| 6 | All that was needed was for one kind of film to do well at the box-office and a new Hollywood format would be established . |
| 7 | Perhaps , as Ho said later , all that was needed was for the French to pronounce one word : independence ; but on both sides this was the most fraught and emotional issue . |
| 8 | All that was left was for her to undress him . |