Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [was/were] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Award was made for a breakthrough which is already improving the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of major diseases including cancer , AIDS , hepatitis , rubella , and fertility disorders . |
| 2 | The money was required for a specially adapted vehicle so that , data processing manager at Courtaulds Aerospace in Shildon , UK , could continue working . |
| 3 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 4 | On 8 May the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 5 | On 8 May 1989 the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 and on 21 September 1989 committal proceedings started . |
| 6 | They appeared in court at Leominster in Herefordshire this morning when the case was adjourned for a week . |
| 7 | The case was adjourned for a month . |
| 8 | The case was adjourned for a week . |
| 9 | Yafano 's solicitor John Freer argued the court did not have the power to do that and the case was adjourned for a week to allow both sides to consult legal records . |
| 10 | The case was adjourned for a fortnight . |
| 11 | The contract was extended for a third year and we shall be endeavouring to obtain a further extension beyond its current time limit ( October ) . |
| 12 | Explaining that the Ministry was looking for a ‘ suitable ’ home for the aircraft the spokesman underlined that the MoD ‘ must dispose of the aircraft in the best interests of the taxpayer . ’ |
| 13 | Acheson added : ‘ I would accept [ using ] the average concentration [ rather than a maximum ] in relation to methaemoglobinaemia , ’ which goes less than half way to the justification that the DoE was seeking for a relaxation of the 50 mg/litre standard . |
| 14 | The concession was granted for a 20-year period , ending in 2011 . |
| 15 | He asserted that the West was searching for a pretext for an Israeli military assault on Iraq and that this was a mistake , " because by God we will make the fire eat up half of Israel if it tries to do anything against Iraq " . |
| 16 | The driver was searching for a gap in the traffic . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Knowing what I do now [ he says ] , I think the DIA was looking for a way to get me back to Beirut to salvage what it could from the Asmar wreck . |
| 19 | Elections to the 125 elective seats in the Assembly last took place in October 1988 ; at the same time the President was re-elected for a further five-year term , having held the office since independence [ see pp. 36264-65 ] . |
| 20 | The President was elected for a five-year term , limited to two consecutive terms . |
| 21 | They considered themselves above parish apprentices , yet of the fellow members of the cutter club with whom he rowed on the Thames , Place recalled that the stroke was hanged for a murder he did not commit , not being able to provide an alibi as he was committing a burglary at the time , while the cox was transported for a robbery . |
| 22 | If the Club was to look for a return on its money , as any other investing institution would , the criteria for that return would be two fold ; a boom in the popularity of tennis at grass roots level and/or impressive results at international level . |
| 23 | They considered themselves above parish apprentices , yet of the fellow members of the cutter club with whom he rowed on the Thames , Place recalled that the stroke was hanged for a murder he did not commit , not being able to provide an alibi as he was committing a burglary at the time , while the cox was transported for a robbery . |
| 24 | He heard the train whistle , the engine was slowing for a signal then he heard it pick up speed again . |
| 25 | The girl was checked for a moment , then laughed . |
| 26 | No plea was made and the girl was remanded for a week for further inquiries . |
| 27 | While these arrangements were being formulated , the developer was looking for a suitable building . |
| 28 | One afternoon at the beginning of July , when the pub was closed for a few hours , she suggested they might take little Lil out for an airing . |
| 29 | The lizards were examined for a number of morphological characteristics such as body proportions and colour , weighed , and released into four adjoining enclosures , one for each group . |
| 30 | The tableau was held for a moment , and the curtain swiftly fell . |