Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quinlivan and McAuley , arrested at Stonehenge a month before the Willesden cache was found , were due to stand trial for conspiracy to murder before escaping from Brixton prison . |
| 2 | It concludes : ‘ The relatively high percentage of commercial chilled foods which were positive gives cause for concern — not least because the large majority of these foods were ready to eat without further cooking or reheating . ’ |
| 3 | He was able to find time for study and he preached regularly to the soldiers and the local people . |
| 4 | But I was disappointed to find space for back seat passengers as cramped as in the 5 . |
| 5 | In Gillespie Bros & Co Ltd v Roy Bowles ( Transport ) Ltd [ 1973 ] QB 400 the Court of Appeal held that a clause which required one party to indemnify the other against " all claims or demands whatsoever " was sufficient to cover liability for negligence . |