Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It then dawned on them that maybe sea legs were required for the following morning . |
| 2 | Plenary sessions involving all four parties were planned for the following week . |
| 3 | His eyes were peeled for the main chance — but where was it ? |
| 4 | These animals were noted for the white finching along their backs and were prominent throughout the English Midlands early in the eighteenth century , soon spreading southwards and westwards and also into Ireland 's central plain . |
| 5 | Demands were made for the immediate distribution of gas masks , most notably by Foreign Minister David Levi on Aug. 20 . |
| 6 | Did Benjamin carry secret orders from his uncle that Selkirk and Ruthven were to die for the common good ? |
| 7 | At 31 March 1991 , Harland Simon held 50% of the equity share capital of Perfect Information but did not treat this as an associated undertaking because the investment was held for the short term and was disposed of in August 1991 . |
| 8 | Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time . |
| 9 | By the creek , the main force of the islands ' fighters was gathered for the simultaneous assault on Belmont , which was shaking the ground even at this range , like the bass drum of a ceremonial band . |
| 10 | The yearly event raises money for charity and this year £1,500 was raised for the local hospital , St Woolos ' appeal Surgery without tears . |
| 11 | ‘ At the time , young Steven was working for the Inland Revenue near Strangeways Prison . |
| 12 | Debra Busuttil will never have another baby because after labour was induced for the dead child doctors had to perform a life-saving hysterectomy . |
| 13 | This term was reserved for the rural dialects , which had been legitimized by nineteenth-century investigations , and which were believed to be ‘ genuine ’ in a way that urban dialects are not . |
| 14 | On Sept. 27 a new coalition administration was formed for the Basque region , under the leadership of José Antonio Ardanza of the Basque National Party ( PNV ) as President ( lehendakari ) . |
| 15 | But because they are so important in affecting livestock numbers , data was obtained for the Cantal department of the Auvergne and the county of Powys in Wales in order to examine trends . |
| 16 | I was told the data was needed for the Medical Division — among a host of other activities INCUBUS owns a number of , pharmaceutical laboratories . |
| 17 | Six sites were shortlisted for the new buildings . |
| 18 | Until 1961 hordes of the city 's small boys believed that the barrel-laden barges were bound for the Spanish Main or headed off to far exotic lands . |
| 19 | No significant intervention effects were found for the other scales . |
| 20 | At least in one case prayers were said for the brave men fighting on both sides . |
| 21 | Twenty directors were appointed for the current year , including Granville Penn and Rev T. Burgess . |
| 22 | Additionally the GLC was empowered to give the LTE general directions , and the approval of the GLC was required for the general level and structure of fares to be charged by the LTE ( section 11 ) . |
| 23 | An earnings means test was introduced for the old age pension , and the age of entitlement was raised in stages from 60 to 65 years . |
| 24 | A Wilcoxson signed rank test was used for the paired testof samples . |
| 25 | Mattel threatened legal action , and a multi-million pound battle was scheduled for the High Court next month . |
| 26 | Beveridge and his contemporaries were much inspired by Canon Barnett , who by 1900 was firmly convinced of the economic as well as personal causes of distress and that more state help was needed for the destitute . |
| 27 | THE report A Survey Of Attitudes To Sex Among 13 to 17-year-olds was written for the Daily Mirror by the Research Group of Great Britain Limited . |
| 28 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by them had ready access , ’ he said . |
| 29 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by the issues had ready access , he said . ’ |
| 30 | The household 's final act was to arrange for the immediate disposal of the viscera which , like the body , were almost certainly placed in a lead box within a velvet-upholstered outer case . |