Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Monaru was bought in for a course record of 11,500 gns after winning the Carlsberg Selling Hurdle but Pipe had no complaints and said : ‘ People do n't have to run in sellers if they do n't want to . |
| 32 | Press restrictions were imposed ( but quickly lifted ) and the weekly current affairs magazine Caretas was closed down for a time , commentators thereby inferring that the chief target of the coup was APRA . |
| 33 | I 'll wager the Young Pretender was invited in for a Grolsch on his way back from a cave . |
| 34 | Evans said they should get Jack Nicholson for the role and he was invited in for a try-out . |
| 35 | After Seve 's win at Lytham I was worn out for a week . |
| 36 | ‘ The first time , Michael went in and was dragged underwater for a bit . |
| 37 | I would say that if a person is locked up from that time at night , there 's circumstances , their perhaps observation for their own safety , erm any body else that can be trusted at night sanitation are not locked in , they have the facilities to go to the toilet during the night , I mean this person that 's just said must of obviously been ob observation or was locked up for a reason . |
| 38 | The reason there is not a report is that Coun Terrans 's jump was called off for a day , perhaps because parchute jumps and mid-air collisions , even of a mock variety , are not a good match . |
| 39 | Thus the property was tied up for a generation . |
| 40 | Young Philip was employed there for a time before going abroad , taking over during his father 's trips into the country where some landowners Sought his practical advice , particularly with regard to establishing plantations of hitherto unknown trees from abroad . |
| 41 | There was not a lot to tour in the inclement weather , though the Bohemia concert party was marked down for a visit , and the bandstand too held promise , though with all these people about , she doubted she would hear the music . |
| 42 | ‘ Zoo Check ’ was set up for a number of reasons , here are its six aims : |
| 43 | The 1990–91 figure of £50,000 under Continuing Education was set aside for a pupillage sinking fund . |
| 44 | An addition to Rotterdam 's World Trade Center was built in 1986–87 and one part of it was set aside for a V.I.P. entertainment suite . |
| 45 | In the 10th round , he was ruled out for a foul , and lost his world championship . |
| 46 | Put it on low and leave it the night and day cos it was left on for a week once was n't it ? |
| 47 | Beatty shot weakly when put through by Johnston , while Haylock was unlucky with a good strike which was deflected out for a corner . |
| 48 | He was taken in for a moment , and believed her . |
| 49 | He was knocked out for a time . |
| 50 | Clearly suffering from the after-effects of a hip injury , she was knocked down for a koka — just three points — by the Soviet Elena Petrova , but it was enough to wipe out her hopes of a third consecutive world title . |
| 51 | His case was put off for a print-out about his driving licence to be obtained . |
| 52 | Well , United started in fine style as early as the twentieth second ; Martin Foyle was brought down on the edge of the penalty area and Paul Simpson 's free kick was headed away for a corner . |
| 53 | The Shell-owned Eider oil production platform , with 38 people on board , was shut down for a while . |
| 54 | He was very soon found to be a satisfactory workman , and was engaged initially for a period of 2 years . |
| 55 | He expected to be there for only three or four days , but he was kept in for a fortnight . |
| 56 | Coventry City .. 3 Grimsby Town ... 0 ( Coventry win 4-3 on agg ) GRIMSBY played for 87 minutes of this Littlewoods Cup tie with 10 men , and their prospects of defending the two-goal lead they brought to Highfield Road disappeared with Tony Rees , who was sent off for a coward 's foul on Greg Downs . |
| 57 | On the Saturday before our departure our group was sent off for a day 's grape picking at Puyloubier , the rest home for injured and retired former legionnaires , in the foothills of Provence , about two hours ' drive from Aubagne . |
| 58 | Even when Dave MacDonald was sent off for a second bookable offence the blues were incapable of taking the advantage . |
| 59 | Newcastle striker David Kelly was sent off for a foul on Michele Menolascina and the fracas broke out . |
| 60 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |