Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before Sally-Anne could reply — and fortunately for her , for she needed to consider her answer carefully — there was a knocking at the door , and Dr Neil was required there for a moment . |
| 2 | Ringo Starr was rolled out for the encores and thrashed about enthusiastically enough . |
| 3 | ‘ Every seat was sold out for every performance when we did it last year . ’ |
| 4 | Morrison , whose girlfriend was travelling out for the Hong Kong tournament , reckoned that he sustained the injury when he turned quickly during Scotland 's opening tie against Australian Capital Territory in Canberra last week . |
| 5 | In 1749 for the first time a single system of tactics was laid down for the entire army , while in 1765 the Hofkriegsrath assumed the power to appoint to all ranks above that of captain and from 1776 an organized State military transport corps began to be built up . |
| 6 | The High Sheriff of Cornwall , Sir John Trelawney , opened an ornamental gate with a silver key and a free tea was laid on for the children of the surrounding parishes . |
| 7 | The research was carried out for a doctoral dissertation on the princely sum of £410 per annum ( this was the ‘ married woman 's ’ rate of postgraduate grant at the time , £120 lower than the full grant ) . |
| 8 | He said that the PLO was pushing hard for a role for Arafat in Monday 's ceremony and that President Clinton believed that it was up to the PLO to choose its delegation . |
| 9 | There is a third sister in this euphonious family : Marina , the baptised name of Malinche , mistress of Cortèz , through whose good offices and linguistic skills Mexico was conquered both for the Virgin Maria , and for Marina 's royal ancestors . |
| 10 | Andre Fabre 's colt was supplemented yesterday for the Group One contest over six furlongs . |
| 11 | This dry dock was built specially for the construction of the ship by Brunel ( q.v . ) . |
| 12 | The car was stored there for the Light Railway Transport League , by courtesy of their President , Walter Luff , the Blackpool Manager . |
| 13 | She glared at him , but Luke appeared unconcerned as he turned the car into the car park , stopping next to where her car was waiting forlornly for the garage to collect it . |
| 14 | I 'll wager the Young Pretender was invited in for a Grolsch on his way back from a cave . |
| 15 | Luke says that , in her case , the offering was laid down for the poor : |
| 16 | United were wobbling ; Hoddle was winding up for a big finish . |
| 17 | A long-running tribunal of inquiry into allegations of malpractices within the Irish meat processing industry was adjourned yesterday for the period of the election campaign . |
| 18 | For Miss Green , Lee 's appointment was perceived as an explicit threat simply because in the previous year , renewal of the Cassell Trust 's grant had not been easily secured and had been made on the understanding that the 1930 renewal was to extend only for a further and final two years . |
| 19 | A dilemma was posed both for the new Queen and for the Archbishop . |
| 20 | The first review was written mainly for the many within and outside the congregation who had participated and therefore knew the scheme of things . |
| 21 | Another man in another village was setting off for the fields , his hoe over his shoulder . |
| 22 | A buffet lunch was laid on for the advisers , a chicken leg , various meat-filled butties , an apple and a large Kit-Kat . |
| 23 | A cheque for £3,017 was handed over for the Great Ormond Street Hospital . |
| 24 | In 1960 a major proposal was put forward for a British and Commonwealth programme by a consortium of Britain 's main aerospace and electronics companies — called the British Space Development Company ( BSDC ) . |
| 25 | PLANNING clearance was given yesterday for the shore-based part of a £1.5 billion gas project which will create spin-off contracts for firms in the offshore supply business , writes Frank Frazer . |
| 26 | PILOT error was blamed yesterday for a North Sea helicopter crash in which six men were killed . |
| 27 | A Central Management Committee was set up for the Government legal service and , as senior Government lawyer , it fell to Ware to be chairman of this and to become head of the parallel Legal Career Service . |
| 28 | After long-drawn-out bickering , the boy was taken away for a medical examination . |
| 29 | The boy was making straight for the stone , holding his stick up and making little darting glances all round him . |
| 30 | Other bits stayed where they were , making her look like something Special Effects was trying out for the next Dr Who series . |