Example sentences of "[pron] was [vb pp] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , I do n't believe I was prepared for the facts . |
| 2 | I was paid for the lessons not in money but in food , so we always had enough oil , sugar , cheese and butter — commodities that were now difficult to obtain . |
| 3 | the timetable which was set for the tasks of the project , and |
| 4 | I hereby give notice that an inspector appointed by the Department of the Environment will attend at Bodicote House , Bodicote , Banbury on Thursday the 9th of March , 1989 at 10.00 a.m. to hold a local Inquiry into the above development which was refused for the reasons stated on the attached sheets marked ‘ Notice of Refusal of Permission for Development ’ . |
| 5 | She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food . |
| 6 | Menachem Begin the leader of Irgun , who was wanted for the murders of sergeants Martin and Paice ( see Daily Express ) went on in time to become the Prime Minister of the Zionist State of Israel . |
| 7 | A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child . |
| 8 | It was argued for the defendants that the wife would not be liable to tax on the damages she received , while her lost income would have been taxable in her hands , and that therefore she should be awarded damages in respect of her net loss after deducting tax . |
| 9 | On appeal , it was argued for the miners that the instructions to turn back were unlawful , and the police had no power to require them to turn back . |
| 10 | It was made for the Dolls ' House by Hardy Bros Ltd. and presented by Mr W. Hardy , father of today 's Marketing Director , Mr James Hardy , who found this invitation discarded with some rubbish when the factory moved in 1965 . |
| 11 | Graham commented that in practice budgeting was usually a matter of upgrading finding bared on historical foundations rather than calculating what was required for the services that were needed , and he referred to university funding being ‘ budget-led ’ rather than ‘ product-led ’ . |