Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By summonses dated 16 October , against each plaintiff , the defendants sought a declaration that in the circumstances the English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants in respect of the subject matter of the claim or the relief or remedy sought and an order that the action be dismissed on the grounds that the defendants were domiciled in Scotland for the purposes of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 and that Schedule 4 to the Act provided that the defendants should , subject to exceptions which were not applicable , be sued in the courts of Scotland . |
| 2 | If you were to fly to Athens for the first time and take a taxi to an address in the city , you would be unable to assess whether the route was circuitous , or the baggage charge was normal . |
| 3 | Widespread ‘ light nights ’ were observed over Eurasia for the first few nights after the Tunguska event . |
| 4 | In May , Thomas and Martha were tried in London for the murder of their children ; Thomas was found not guilty — as there was no evidence to suggest a motive , or that he was in the area at the time — and Martha was acquitted on the grounds of insanity . |
| 5 | In a West Country summer whose consequences were to stay with Coleridge for the rest of his life the most significant event was yet to come . |
| 6 | The proceedings of the Legislative Council were sent to London for the perusal of the Colonial Office and were reported in detail by the local press . |
| 7 | After a short rest in California , John Henry was flown to Chicago for the inaugural Arlington Million . |
| 8 | The British Catalogue of Music Classification was developed by Coates for the British Catalogue of Music in 1960 . |
| 9 | Ondansetron was developed by Glaxo for the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer treatment . |
| 10 | The bus was to come to Burleigh for the swimmers at five-thirty , and then drive to Sturford , the county town , where the championships were to take place . |
| 11 | It was the following year that the ghost was seen at Althorp for the first time . |
| 12 | A study using engineering estimates of costs was made by Pratten for the Cecchini Report , and this finds evidence of cost advantages from increasing output levels in some industries ( see Table 2.4 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ The paper said Richard Arnold was going to Florida for the launch of the communications satellite . |
| 14 | Yes , there is a ski garderie in Verbier ; unfortunately it is in the centre of the village , and since there was no snow in the village the Mini Champion Club was closed from January for the rest of the season . |
| 15 | Following four months of negotiations , agreement in principle was reached in October for the restructuring of Costa Rica 's US$1,500 million debt with commercial banks , which would reduce the debt by $1,000 million and the annual interest payments from $150,000,000 to $50,000,000 . |
| 16 | In her spare time Deborah , who was based in Tyneside for the TGWU , enjoyed rock climbing and cycling . |
| 17 | In September , 1990 , the epidemic strain was isolated in Manchester for the first time ( patient M6 ) and by the end of that year was responsible for 4 of the 11 P cepacia cases . |
| 18 | Again , he was teaching in London for the first time although he had taught before : |
| 19 | Then , Fiat was jockeying with Volkswagen for the top spot among Europe 's car makers . |
| 20 | The case was adjourned until Monday for the condition of a submachine gun to be checked to see if it was capable of being fired . |
| 21 | In July a protocol was signed with Chile for the establishment of diplomatic relations . |
| 22 | Also in January 1990 an agreement was signed with France for the purchase of French mobile radar equipment . |
| 23 | In the late 1970s a contract was signed with Canada for the creation of three nuclear power stations . |
| 24 | The faint but heady , perfume of a spring woodland was to stay with Ben for the rest of his life , and was connected , for ever , with a lover 's happiness . |
| 25 | This course , modified to take one day , was repeated in January for the officers in charge of Evening Duty and in March for those next in seniority in the evenings . |
| 26 | Tim Gabler , conservation officer with the Hydrographic Office in Taunton , Somerset , was sent to Liverpool for the week to oversee the installation of original wartime maps in The Citadel . |
| 27 | £500 of this was sent to Cafod for the ‘ Street Children of Brazil ’ which has been our main recipient during the last two years . |
| 28 | For the next three years little more than £1,000 was sent to Bordeaux for the defence of the duchy , and Edward concentrated his attention on Brittany . |
| 29 | The rotating presidency of the Council was held by Ireland for the first half of 1990 , by Italy for the second half of 1990 , and in 1991 it was held first by Luxembourg and then by the Netherlands . |
| 30 | In 1980 a conference was held in Thailand for the organisation 's leaders . |