Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the question , where a wording which was not accepted by tradition was used , was always whether it was intended by the testator to give rise to a relationship at law ; and the words were examined for an intention to set up a trust . |
| 2 | ELEVEN soccer fans were arrested for a variety of public order offences following Saturday 's Third Division soccer match between Hartlepool United and Stoke City . |
| 3 | The grounds of Midway Manor were transformed for the evening , with a candlelit drive leading guests up to the manor house where hot air balloons offered rides above the parkland . |
| 4 | Remedies were sought for the lack of international liquidity and for the other causes of the decline in international trade — especially during the 1930s . |
| 5 | Joint Committee funds were sought for the SPRU component only . |
| 6 | Extra funds were earmarked for the reorganization of public administration in the police , the army , the judiciary and the civil and diplomatic services . |
| 7 | Twelve entries were submitted for the Group 's Competition for the design of a symbol for use by all the Centres . |
| 8 | She let us stay with her for a week after Dada — ’ She paused , and again her hesitation appeared as if her mind were groping for an answer or a revelation to something she could n't understand ; then she said , ‘ After Dada … died . |
| 9 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
| 10 | Pest Control branches were scoured for a bubble big enough to get the van into , and the London East fumigators — Brian Bacon , Ian Buchan and Terry Hart carried out a successful fumigation . |
| 11 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 12 | Erika dissented quite vehemently from this heresy while , despite herself , her eyes were searching for a mirror . |
| 13 | On March 29 Moscow radio reported that almost all Ossete villages in South Ossetia had been razed by Georgian militants , and on the following day there were ominous reports from officials in North Ossetia that 12,000 armed Georgians were massing for an assault on Tskhinvali and surrounding districts still under Ossete control . |
| 14 | Certainly , these designs were employed for a period of at least forty years , and their designers might not always have seen them in the same light . |
| 15 | Those theses with related papers being published several years before submission were presented for the degree of D Sc , which , as previously described , is granted on the basis of a scientist 's record of published work in a subject field . |
| 16 | Those theses with related papers being published several years before submission were presented for the degree of D Sc , which , as previously described , is granted on the basis of a scientist 's record of published work in a subject field . |
| 17 | Birds and animals were settling for the night ; a nightjar churred , a mallard made a last leisurely circle near the riverbank and then disappeared , a moorhen called ‘ cock-cock-cock ’ to no one in particular . |
| 18 | In the recent past , many thousands of these animals were exported for the pet trade . |
| 19 | Data were analysed for the significance of differences by analysis of variance ( ANOVA ) . |
| 20 | Data were acquired for a minimum of 5 hours . |
| 21 | ‘ Demands were made for the repayment of the moneys advanced to companies in the group , and when the demands were not met , the second and third defendants were appointed joint receivers of the assets of the first five plaintiffs , and of the assets specifically charged by the sixth and seventh plaintiffs . |
| 22 | He made his call at a meeting of high-level civil servants , police and military officers on Nov. 2 , three days before a House of Representatives debate on prostitution at which demands were made for the closure of all brothels nationwide . |
| 23 | As the NCF tried to come to terms with the fact that most of its supporters were opting for the Home Office scheme , bitter arguments broke out . |
| 24 | The baths were closed for a fortnight at least , for a complete disinfection , a change of water , much stronger chlorification and new instructions for the cleansing of the feet of would-be bathers and a thorough check-up of the much higher chlorine addition . |
| 25 | However , bistables based on individual transistors are sometimes used and valves were used for the purpose many years ago . |
| 26 | Tom Foley , the speaker of the House of Representatives , has said that if the president were to ask for the authority to use force , there is a presumption that he would get it . |
| 27 | From 1992 – 93 the target was reduced to an 18-month maximum and many districts were aiming for a year or even less . |
| 28 | An answer came from Huddersfield , where the Town Football Club were looking for an assistant to their secretary-manager Ambrose Langley , who had partnered Chapman 's brother at Hull before the war . |
| 29 | Fasting was maintained for a minimum of six hours . |
| 30 | Joel Gascoyne was apprenticed for a period of seven years from 21 October 1668 to John Thornton . |