Example sentences of "[ex0] was [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was psychoanalysis for the status-conscious and assertiveness training for those with low self-esteem . |
| 2 | The coverage of the new business park was encouraging , however , as it showed that Scotswood had not been forgotten , and there was hope for a better future . |
| 3 | If I am right in the conclusion reached with some doubt earlier that there was consideration for the 10 per cent . |
| 4 | I therefore conclude , though not without some doubt , that there was consideration for the new agreement … . |
| 5 | However , there was concern for the two survivors aboard the lifeboat , who were severely seasick , and an attempt was made to land them at St Abbs . |
| 6 | There was provision for a general exchequer ( i.e. , rate support ) grant to Counties and County Boroughs , to cover losses on the rates and total losses on grants , including payments towards the salaries of medical officers of health , public vaccinators etc . |
| 7 | As it was , to Pétain , mindful of the chaos he had witnessed on the icy road the day of his arrival , there was room for every possible doubt . |
| 8 | At last there was room for a central bureau of information , which went a long way to reducing the confusion caused by overlapping responsibilities . |
| 9 | Except that there was no way Third World countries could develop that fast : there was room for no more than a handful of South Koreas or Singapores , ready to beat the West at its own game . |
| 10 | The Communists were at variance with all their previous allies and there was room for an alternative viewpoint . |
| 11 | In all fields , there was still much that was unknown : in Herbert Spencer 's philosophy , and in Tyndall 's Belfast address , there was room for the unknowable ; but it seemed reasonable to hope that under pressure from inquiring minds this would shrink , if not ultimately wither away altogether . |
| 12 | There was silence for a few moments . |
| 13 | There was silence for a few seconds and then he said : ‘ And she 's your sister , is she ? ’ |
| 14 | There was silence for a few seconds and then she heard Meredith 's voice : ‘ Not to worry . |
| 15 | There was silence for a few minutes . |
| 16 | There was silence for a few moments . |
| 17 | There was consolation for a treeless landscape in the ever-changing pattern of colour and cloud in the island skies . |
| 18 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 19 | Back at Kabrit there was time for the planned reorganization . |
| 20 | But that there was need for a substantial change in British society was a widespread conclusion . |