Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both teams were somewhat weakened for this visit of Lansdowne to Eaton Park but Ballymena just about deserved their narrow 3–0 win , the only score of the game , a penalty by Derek McAleese coming midway through the second half . |
| 2 | Metals such as bronze were generally retained for decorative use only and for sculpture , although there are individual examples of constructional needs , as at the Pantheon where the roof tiles and ceiling panels were of bronze . |
| 3 | The result of our review [ of funding ] , contrary to my expectations was that we were not under-resourced for Mental Illness Services . |
| 4 | In return , the non-Muslims , although officially regarded as second-class citizens , were free to practise their religion and most were not conscripted for military service . |
| 5 | The child 's arousal classification was noted for each 12th minute value of UOS pressure and a mean value obtained for arousal states A and B. Although arousal states C to E were noted their data were not analysed for this study . |
| 6 | William had come to the throne two years earlier , in 1688 , after the Glorious Revolution against the Catholic James II ; but although the Treatises do contain material which could be seen as after-the-fact justifications of the Revolution , they were not written for this reason . |
| 7 | Second only to the Royal Saloons of this time were the 57ft saloons de luxe , built for the accommodation of the Royal suite , when the King and Queen were travelling ; when they were not required for this purpose they could be hired . |
| 8 | You were not chosen for this trip just to see an old flame , were you ? ’ |
| 9 | Even those pupils who were not entered for any examination have suffered , because teachers have got into a habit of teaching in a particular way , and find it hard to break away from it . |
| 10 | He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them , as , for instance , was often done when prosecutions were not brought for attempted suicide . |
| 11 | In fact , prior to 1970 , these surveys were not published for public debate — a serious criticism of the PESC . |
| 12 | To this day , we do not know why élite internal security units of the KBW were not used for this purpose , as they were in 1956 . |
| 13 | The fittings were individually made for each example , with only a general standardisation . |
| 14 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 15 | And it looks to me as if you two lovely people were just made for each other ! ’ |
| 16 | The four partners — all Irish — had planned to be open for St Patrick 's Day but , as the photo shows , that did n't stop them unfurling their banner to indicate they were already prepared for next year . |
| 17 | With the advent of 110 mph running on the West Coast main line a number of Mk1 gangwayed full brakes ( fitted with B4 bogies ) coded NHA were specially maintained for high–speed running . |
| 18 | For costaining of acid phosphatase the sections were thereafter incubated for one hour at 37°C in the following substrate solution : 2 ml Naphthol AS-MX Phosphate acid ( Sigma 388-B ) , 2 ml 2.5 M acetate buffer ( pH 5.2 ) , 46 ml distilled water , and Fast Garnet GBC , 15 mg per 50 ml ( Sigma F-6504 ) . |
| 19 | The Bears were never headed but with just four heats left were still looking for extra inspiration . |
| 20 | Financial control was centralized under one accounting officer , the Permanent Under-Secretary for Defence , with subordinate Deputy Under-Secretaries to oversee the individual Service votes , which were still retained for administrative convenience , but could be adjusted to conform to Defence , as opposed to single Service , priorities . |
| 21 | The employers were about to remove theirs by what its American champions were to call ‘ scientific management ’ , but in our period they were still groping for this solution . |
| 22 | In a perverse way , losing their best player lifted the ‘ Stiffs ’ and they came more into the game , although Micky Deere and Terry Wade were both booked for negative play . |
| 23 | Differences were also observed for other self reported measures of health , including the presence of recurring health problems , longstanding illness , and psychiatric symptoms . |
| 24 | At the end of the session prices between DM240,000 ( £96,000 ; $153,600 ) and DM380,000 ( £152,000 ; $243,200 ) were also realised for abstract oil paintings from the 1950s by Willi Baumeister and Ernst Wilhelm Nay . |
| 25 | On the other hand they feared the working class who were also pushing for constitutional change against the aristocratic interest . |
| 26 | ( Fees were also charged for local authority secondary schools , though of lower amount . ) |
| 27 | National no-strike agreements were also concluded for continuous process industries . |
| 28 | All possible interactions were also tested for independent significance . |
| 29 | Lime lights were also used for magic lantern shows until they were superseded by the carbon arc . |
| 30 | The stones were probably pilfered for other building . |