Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a well-known experiment , subjects were shown playing-cards for a small duration of time and asked to identify them . |
| 2 | Subroto was re-appointed Secretary-General for a further three years after his re-appointment was initially opposed by Iraq . |
| 3 | In the presidential elections of January 1991 , Soares was elected President for a second five-year term [ see p. 37968 ] . |
| 4 | In October the owners of Redworth Hall Hotel near Darlington were refused permission for a course by the borough council . |
| 5 | The project was awarded £750 for a detailed pre-feasibility study , with Hayling , in his GLC capacity , responsible for making sure the report was properly written and the grant money not wasted . |
| 6 | Mr. Leonard Coote , the out-going Vice-President was elected President for a two-year term in succession to Mr. Andy Heffernan who had completed a two-year term . |
| 7 | So when the Training and Enterprise Councils were given responsibility for a new stream of scheme they said quite rightly I think that they would only support survivable businesses . |