Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adj] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surrey were responsible for the 1980 Reunion and Kent for Crystal Palace in 1979 . |
| 2 | The plan was the same as theirs , ‘ with some slight variations ’ , so Buxton was responsible for the Gothic elevations only . |
| 3 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
| 4 | It was early on in their friendship that Joe Orton realized that Ken was ideal for the alleged policeman , Truscott — a man he freely based on Det. |
| 5 | As assistant principal Eva was responsible for a great deal of the curriculum . |
| 6 | The move ended a struggle between Bond and a banking syndicate led by the Hong Kong Bank of Australia in which the latter claimed that Bond was liable for a personal loan worth US$194,600,000 . |
| 7 | For example in the academic year 1984–85 one local education authority in the North East of England was responsible for the following types of school within the area it administered : — |
| 8 | The Foreign Office earned plaudits for roping in so many ministers ( a total bag of 80 ) , while Mr Ridley 's visit to China in January was responsible for the important participation of the Chinese . |
| 9 | Since Andrew Storey was responsible for the expensive importation of Carl Krantz by the sponsors , there was obviously a good chance that he would be doing his public relations stuff in their tent . |
| 10 | Two minutes later Pompey were grateful for a magnificent save when Knight denied Luca Pazzaglia . |
| 11 | Dobson was responsible for the early education of the Shippen brothers . |
| 12 | Eddie was airborne for the third time that day , returning his friends to Blackpool . |
| 13 | In Penge , the routing via Thicket Road was convenient for a direct service from the Crystal Palace to Beckenham , but if that did not materialize , Thicket Road was too roundabout for a direct route from the Crystal Palace to Croydon . |
| 14 | There were those who might doubt the beneficial character of revived kingship ; but no one could quarrel with Map 's view that Louis was responsible for a major change of direction in the history of France . |
| 15 | As supreme god of the Devas , Brahma was responsible for the giant god-serpent , ANANTA , churning the ocean so it produced the milk of immortality for the gods to drink each day . |
| 16 | But Mellor stood by his claims that Israel was responsible for the Middle East stalemate . |
| 17 | Anna was unconscious for a full week . |
| 18 | Mary Rose was pregnant for the fourth time and not feeling too good . |
| 19 | This year , shocked by the 3-4 June massacre , Mr Lo decided that Hong Kong was ready for a quicker pace of democracy . |
| 20 | This fact would be useful for Essay A as Moltke was responsible for the military brilliance of the Prussians in the period and with Room for the restructuring of the army , which crisis also brought Bismarck to power on 23rd September 1862 . |
| 21 | If the House were to decide at a later stage to enter a single currency , it would be , first , because it had decided that the economic convergence conditions in Europe were right for a single currency to be beneficial to this country . |
| 22 | The men 's K2 was notable for the ultimate in bad planning . |
| 23 | Anne was silent for a few minutes . |
| 24 | Freddie was quiet for a few moments , then to Billy 's surprise he nodded . |
| 25 | ‘ Brett was responsible for the vast amount of this work , ’ said Bob , ‘ and was left to co-ordinate the project very much on his own . |
| 26 | The report of an official inquiry , published in January , had said that Gueï was responsible for a violent raid on a student hostel in May 1991 [ see pp. 38278-79 ] and had specifically called for his immediate punishment . |
| 27 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
| 28 | Blake was content for the first time in days . |
| 29 | Talbot was silent for a few minutes . |
| 30 | Life in New Zealand was hard for the original settlers , but not quite as hard for Bruce and Jim 's generation , and it looked as if it might be a veritable paradise for the children 's . |