Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | State aid was accepted for the school , although the Church still retained some control . |
| 2 | Ferranti 's capacity to deliver had been in doubt because of its financial problems following the September 1989 revelation of a major alleged fraud scandal , but on Jan. 23 a deal was announced for the sale of Ferranti 's radar division Ferranti Defence Systems to GEC , which would merge it into GEC-Marconi . |
| 3 | Growing sugar and preparing it for shipping to London was harder work than growing and curing tobacco , and a much larger labour force was needed for the process of harvesting the cane and crushing it which had to be done in a very short period of time . |
| 4 | It is on a much smaller scale than those held just after the Second World War when animals and livestock were included and a show ring was erected for the horse and pony events . |
| 5 | The priory was plundered of its stones for Southover Grange , built for William Newton in 1572 , and Southover Manor was constructed for the Earl of Dorset 's steward to live in suitable style . |
| 6 | was also licensed in Florida , where a two hour course on AIDS was needed for the renewal of the licence . |
| 7 | The African continent was selected for the pilot project , and in 1987 a national environmental database for Uganda was established , using existing data and information derived from remotely-sensed images . |
| 8 | After his arrest , the vermilion red Metro car belonging to 51-year-old Michael Sams was used for the demonstration , which proved that the bin would fit into the back of the vehicle , still allowing the tail-gate to be shut . |
| 9 | The programme was changed for the final to allow her to make unlimited unforced errors , and after holding points to win the first four games , which she did n't , she hardly raised a challenge . |
| 10 | Eva has always had a special relationship with Margaret , the younger , quieter sister but the ones at the top of the family are also high ill her esteem.Joyce was loved for the way she helped " mother " them and Beverley , the eldest boy , was another of her heroes . |
| 11 | The aim of the research was to prepare for the development of a full proposal on ‘ The Management of Technical Uncertainty ’ . |
| 12 | In addition in Mehmet v Perry , on the lines of Watkins J 's decision in Regan v Williamson [ 1976 ] 1 WLR 305 , £1,500 was awarded for the loss of the mother 's individual care for the children and £1,000 was awarded to the husband for his loss of his wife 's individual care and attention . |
| 13 | The study was conducted for the Bank Administrative Institute , an industry think-tank , by FMCG Capital Strategies , a financial-services consultancy . |
| 14 | But Pearl 's study was criticized for the non-randomness of his sample . |
| 15 | So , in addition to regulations for worship ( festivals , sacrifices , etc. ) , detailed guidance was given for the preservation of ritual purity . |
| 16 | About 17 acres was scheduled for the development of over 200 houses by Poole Borough Council , which had granted itself planning permission in early 1989 . |
| 17 | Much more golf was being played and a 72 record entry was achieved for the Captain 's Prize . |
| 18 | If therapy was needed for the child , they wanted to share in the offering of help and particularly valued taking part with the workers in life-story work . |
| 19 | Last January , £1.5m was invested in Dublin , where the former Sealink Terminal was re-opened for the launch of Coastal 's new Dublin-Liverpool service . |
| 20 | This criterion was introduced for the benefit of an authority like Kirklees which runs the large institution of Huddersfield Polytechnic but which has a limited population and therefore a relatively small rate basis . |
| 21 | They did n't want to wait , either of them , and the wedding was arranged for the middle of October . |
| 22 | A spokesman said no transfusion was risk-free , even though blood was tested for the Aids virus . |
| 23 | However the bad news is that because Rocky was dropped for the game ( not even on the bench ) he ‘ walked out ’ of the club on Friday night . |
| 24 | The important point about the example , though , is that neither the instructor 's action nor the pupil 's action was required for the stopping . |
| 25 | In Chapter 4 a no-arbitrage equation was derived for the relationship between the spot and futures prices of a market index . |
| 26 | He told the jury : ‘ This courtroom was used for the trial of Moors murderers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady . |
| 27 | Student 's t test for unpaired data was used for the group analysis . |
| 28 | No data was provided for the North Surrey and Sutton companies . |
| 29 | Mr. Gillespie was proposed for the Office . |
| 30 | A study by Peters ( 1988 ) showed a similar result comparing subjects ’ memories for a nurse giving them an inoculation with that for a researcher subsequently encountered , they found that face recognition was impaired for the nurse , another result suggesting memory impairment for an arousing event . |