Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elections were last held in August 1987 [ see p. 35490 ] , when the ruling coalition was returned for a further term of office . |
| 2 | Elections to the 125 elective seats in the Assembly last took place in October 1988 ; at the same time the President was re-elected for a further five-year term , having held the office since independence [ see pp. 36264-65 ] . |
| 3 | The President was elected for a five-year term , limited to two consecutive terms . |
| 4 | The six times world champion could see a full ball and the standard miss rule was applied for a forfeited frame . |
| 5 | The Czechoslovak Foreign Ministry on Jan. 9 announced that the Czechoslovak side was to press for a complete withdrawal before the end of 1990 of the estimated 75,000 Soviet troops stationed in the country since the entry of Warsaw Pact forces in 1968 . |
| 6 | Once Lothar had again spurned his brothers ' messengers , and come southwards from Aachen to the Moselle , apparently seeking battle , the scene was set for a final showdown . |
| 7 | The scene was set for a Russian calamity . |
| 8 | With actress Jackie , 47 , the Hollywood party scene was set for a quiet chat and a bottle of champagne — maybe a magnum . |
| 9 | In the early fifties after the war the Home Guard was reformed for a few years and some of us , having been demobbed from the forces rejoined , but somehow the spirit of the " Dads ' Army " had gone and one felt the enthusiasm was not there . |
| 10 | This time members of Strood Rural Council and Rochester Council attended and the proposal was put for a high level bridge 60 ft above water level . |
| 11 | Heath was calling for a decisive mandate to put the unions in their place , but the most striking feature of the results is that they offered no party any decisive mandate whatever . |
| 12 | One afternoon at the beginning of July , when the pub was closed for a few hours , she suggested they might take little Lil out for an airing . |
| 13 | British Gas sponsorship was obtained for a comprehensive survey of client needs and perceptions of architects . |
| 14 | If my understanding is correct , the boy was looking for a missing goat on the edge of the thicket when he was charged by a cow elephant and killed . |
| 15 | However , under section 13 of the Act of 1988 , the validity of registrations effected under the previous Act was extended for a transitional period until 31 March 1989 . |
| 16 | This alleyway was shut for a few months and we Hello . |
| 17 | Within a couple of hours the silence that had wrapped the sea in peace was changed for a distant roar-like thunder . |
| 18 | While these arrangements were being formulated , the developer was looking for a suitable building . |
| 19 | The Hospitality Inn was looking for a worthy home for unwanted furniture and bedding after refurbishment . |
| 20 | This vital question , said the astrozoologists with mounting authority , would not be answered until a larger and more powerful gantry was constructed for a deep-space vessel . |
| 21 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |
| 22 | In one set of trials the type of match required was varied from trial to trial while in a second set of trials the same match was required for a fixed number of stimulus presentations . |
| 23 | For reasons which are none to clear there had been little , if any , pressure on Aldus from the existing users to form such a group and it was felt that a need was emerging for a secondary level of support for the program . |
| 24 | EMBATTLED Chancellor Norman Lamont was in hot water over money again last night after his official residence was used for a Tory fund-raising drive . |
| 25 | A score was assigned for a given profile , and computer facilities played a key role in the development of this area . |
| 26 | Yeah but what I 'm saying is erm the orange disk was flashing for a long while before the buzzer |
| 27 | This service was provided for a small proportion of the clients ( one in Ipswich and seven in Newham ) . |
| 28 | After this , pentagastrin ( 6 µg/kg ) was administered subcutaneously and gastric juice was collected for a further 60 minutes for estimation of maximal and peak acid output . |
| 29 | The Kremlin 's Uspensky ( Assumption ) Cathedral was used for a religious service for the first time since 1918 when the 400th anniversary of the Moscow Patriarchate was celebrated on Oct. 12 . |
| 30 | A George Gillespie oil painting , Coastal Scene , sold for £525 at Andersons and a similar price was paid for a three-piece Victorian suite . |