Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 2 | Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time . |
| 3 | ‘ At the time , young Steven was working for the Inland Revenue near Strangeways Prison . |
| 4 | It became the permanent home of the German race with the exception of 1959 when the race was staged at Avus , and 1970 when Hockenheim was used for the first time . |
| 5 | Additionally the GLC was empowered to give the LTE general directions , and the approval of the GLC was required for the general level and structure of fares to be charged by the LTE ( section 11 ) . |
| 6 | As against the classical , the serenely beautiful , Nietzsche was opting for the archaic . |
| 7 | This was achieved when Russia was rewarded for the benevolent neutrality she had maintained while Prussia redrew the map of central Europe : in 1870 she was able to renounce the clauses without risking diplomatic isolation . |
| 8 | St Servatius church in Maastricht was restored for the first time in AD 725 . |
| 9 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 10 | The allegations broke on Tuesday as Jackson was preparing for the first of two concerts in Bangkok , the first stop in the Asian swing of his Dangerous world tour . |
| 11 | McKenzie was fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Ulster 's Dave McAuley . |
| 12 | At the summit the United Kingdom was represented for the first time by John Major , who had replaced Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on Nov. 28 [ see pp. 37839-40 ] . |
| 13 | RONNIE O'Sullivan was beaten for the first time in 25 snooker matches last night — Dave Finbow thrashed him 5-0 in the Dubai Classic . |
| 14 | 1839 Henley Regatta was held for the first time . |
| 15 | Johnson was overlooked for the managerial job despite steering Cambridge to their first Coca-Cola Cup quarter-final . |
| 16 | ‘ A Christmas-shopping outing to East Kilbride was arranged for the elderly of the parish , with transport , tea and coffee laid on ’ . |
| 17 | DAVID Mellor was heading for the political scrapheap last night after Downing Street revealed that he did NOT seek permission for his ‘ freebie ’ holiday with Mona Bauwens . |
| 18 | Gamble was trained for the Presbyterian ministry at the University of Glasgow , where he graduated MA in 1797 and was ordained minister for Enniskillen in December 1799 . |
| 19 | When a number of us here did a study of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election , where Tony Benn was standing for the first time , and asked constituents themselves what they felt about the broadcast coverage , they repeatedly used the word ‘ bias ’ to describe it . |
| 20 | Jay was waiting for the soul-inspired Adagio . |
| 21 | Whilst More suffered for what he refused to say , Tyndale was condemned for the persistent heresy of his writings . |
| 22 | Tom Watson from the US was bidding for the joint record-sixth British Open victory that would make him immortal alongside Harry Vardon . |
| 23 | Guildford skatepark was demolished and as a result Farnborough was noticed for the first time outside the immediate area . |
| 24 | On Sept. 15 the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia was opened for the first time since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2 . |
| 25 | In this case , though , is n't it more likely that Joanna was looking for the same 15 minutes of fame achieved by Australian nightclub singer Fairlie Arrow a year ago ? |
| 26 | Mr Prescott was selected for the British team last September after being awarded second place in the Mr Universe contest . |
| 27 | And by early autumn , Mr Major was preparing for the worst — and yesterday he delivered it in a statement to the Commons . |
| 28 | The launch of the space shuttle Columbia was delayed for the third time since May following the discovery of a fuel leak near its engines . |
| 29 | Charles was left for the first time to conduct his own strategy in Aquitaine , no doubt with Judith to help him . |
| 30 | This kind of treatment caused resentment among the petty-minded officialdom which ran the British professional game , and when Boomer was chosen for the 1927 Ryder Cup team he was picked up at Cherbourg en route to America and made to wear what every Frenchman was supposed to wear — a beret . |