Example sentences of "[adv] was [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guidance on conduct and ethics generally was prepared for a revised edition of the Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors , and a complete new set of accounts rules came into force in June 1992 . |
| 2 | This was the case in Ashington Piggeries Ltd v Christopher Hill Ltd ( 1972 ) where cattle food suitable for animals generally was bought for the particular purpose of being fed to mink which turned out to be poisonous to mink . |
| 3 | The distinguished archaeologist Professor Lord Renfrew , member of English Heritage 's own Ancient Monuments Advisory committee , revealed that its opinion had not been sought until the third week of November when it finally was called for a formal meeting with Jocelyn Stevens . |
| 4 | Among the lands earlier ceded to the abbey of St Denis was the Vexin français , that natural bulwark between the French royal demesne and the now hostile Norman duchy , which had been held as a Norman fief , had formed part of Simon de Crépy 's state ( see p. 216 ) , and finally was reclaimed for the French crown by Philip I. The Vexin had had a comital family , in origin probably the advocates for the abbey ; but Philip had bypassed their claims , granting the territory to the young prince Louis , who met with such opposition in the area that it was not until 1119 that his possession was secured . |
| 5 | BRITAIN 'S new racing chiefs are under pressure to order a fresh probe into who really was to blame for the Grand National fiasco . |
| 6 | BRITAIN 'S new racing chiefs are under pressure to order a fresh probe into who really was to blame for the Grand National fiasco . |
| 7 | Worse was to follow for the great mare , for after winning a match at Punchestown against Buck House ( who the day before her Gold Cup victory had won the two-mile Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham ) and running second in the Prix la Barka at Auteuil , she returned to the French course in June to attempt a repeat victory in the Grand Course de Haies . |