Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two men were remanded in custody for a week . |
| 2 | Paul Andrew Weddle , of Southend Road , Gateshead , and the 15-year-old boy were remanded in custody for a week by the town 's magistrates . |
| 3 | The restoration and re-furbishing were completed in time for a great service of re-hallowing on 27th July . |
| 4 | The Amoco Corporation has just agreed to pay compensation of 2.5 million francs to a syndicate of fishermen , who lost earnings when six boats from the port of Sibiril in northern Brittany were confined to port for a month . |
| 5 | This was disputed but the payments were made under protest for a number of years , and finally refused . |
| 6 | The repairs to the points ' circuits took a little longer and the points were operated by hand for a short time . |
| 7 | After their 10km walk they were invited to Backnong for a special lunch that had been laid on by the Canal Dignitaries of the town . |
| 8 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 9 | Preparations were set in hand for a major effort on the Left Bank on March 6th , for which a new Army Corps , the VI Reserve , was earmarked ( representing , in terms of manpower , an outlay of rather more than the reserves Falkenhayn had withheld in February ) . |
| 10 | Professor Geoffrey Codd , a microbiologist from Dundee University and expert on blue-green algae said two cadets had been seriously ill and were detained in hospital for a week . |
| 11 | A mother and her young daughter were taken to hospital for a check-up after a fire at their home in Romaine Park , Hartlepool . |
| 12 | Oh I see I thought you were talking about toxophily for a minute . |
| 13 | At the end of the evening , the whole cast , including three-fifths of the Rolling Stones , were assembled on stage for a rendition of The Blues Is Alright — and nobody there was going to argue with that . |
| 14 | The Major 's sensibilities were divided between admiration for a man with self-pride and hostility to a man who by defiance might provide a threat to the peaceful and submissive nature of the Zone . |
| 15 | Twice , aged 15 and 16 , she was remanded to prison for a series of offences including setting fire to rubbish bins , attempted theft , criminal damage ( slashing car tyres ) and making hoax telephone calls to the fire brigade . |
| 16 | Darby was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 17 | Wayne Shaw , 29 , was remanded in custody for a week by magistrates at Eccles , Greater Manchester , charged with attempting to murder a motorist , kidnapping two others , and three armed robberies between 25 and 29 September . |
| 18 | Estate agent Darren Horsewell , 28 , was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 19 | He was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 20 | There was no application for bail , and Main was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 21 | 22 year old Paul Wheway was remanded in custody for a further 4 weeks . |
| 22 | He was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 23 | There was no application for bail , and Mr Probyn was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 24 | Her husband was remanded in custody for a week by Northampton Magistrates . |
| 25 | Nicholas Hyde , who 's from Midfield Court in Northampton , was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 26 | He was remanded in custody for a week . |
| 27 | Paul Beechey , who 's thirty-seven , was remanded in custody for a month |
| 28 | Mr beechey was remanded in custody for a month . |
| 29 | Yesterday Colin Griffiths from London was charged with his murder and was remanded in custody for a month . |
| 30 | He was remanded in custody for a week . |