Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [was/were] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stone or marble was used for the lower parts of the walls , the upper being of sun-dried brick and timber . |
| 2 | The first is where on the true construction of the Act it is apparent that the obligation or prohibition was imposed for the benefit or protection of a particular class of individuals , as in the case of the Factories Acts and similar legislation … |
| 3 | Occupying their own apartments at the palace and giving little heed to the prevailing rumour that the king was unwell , neither she nor Joan was prepared for the tidings they received on that April afternoon . |
| 4 | Mixed layouts of flats and houses were advocated for an area of different types of household with a range of facilities for local use , including schools , shops , open space and a community centre . |
| 5 | Sunderland 's permit meeting on Monday night attracted a record crowd and £2,365 was raised for the Haswell and District branch of Mencap . |
| 6 | The attraction between the conjectured planet and Uranus was to account for the latter 's departure from its initially predicted orbit . |
| 7 | Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam . |
| 8 | In May , following these forays , Hitler had his first top-level meeting to discuss the western defences with the Todt Organisation , and plans were begun for the so-called Atlantic Wall , although there already existed a series of defended ports and the original defence arrangements set up when fleets of craft were being assembled for an invasion of England . |
| 9 | A draft treaty on mutual legal assistance , drawn up by Panama , was agreed and plans were approved for a summit on measures to counteract drug trafficking in the region to be held in Belize during February 1993 . |
| 10 | At the end of last year , the FDA was persuaded that the Utah Medical Center had evolved a plastic and aluminium ‘ heart ’ ( known as the Jarvik 7 , after its designer , Dr Robert Jarvik ) which stood a chance of sustaining some kind of life , and permission was given for a series of seven experiments , employing the new toy , after which the instrument 's worth was to be reviewed . |
| 11 | The ill-feeling from the battle of Anfield always remained close to the surface and Stewart was booked for an uncompromising tackle on Eric Young , with Palace 's Richard Shaw receiving a caution for similar treatment of Walters . |
| 12 | The sums increased , and funding was provided for a choreography department at the London School of Contemporary Dance and at the Royal Ballet School . |
| 13 | The present larger chapel in High Street was opened in 1878 and provision was made for a Sunday school behind it in 1883 . |
| 14 | Voluntary schools were given the choice of becoming ‘ aided ’ or ‘ controlled ’ schools and provision was made for a few ‘ special agreement ’ schools ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 15 | The sermon was regarded as an attack on the Revolution , since it implied that James II should not have been overthrown , and Sacheverell was impeached for a " malicious , scandalous and seditious libel " . |
| 16 | However , bistables based on individual transistors are sometimes used and valves were used for the purpose many years ago . |
| 17 | Did Benjamin carry secret orders from his uncle that Selkirk and Ruthven were to die for the common good ? |
| 18 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
| 19 | An accountant who bought and sold shares worth £250,000 in various public flotations using false names and addresses was jailed for a year and fined £25,000 yesterday . |
| 20 | Birds and animals were settling for the night ; a nightjar churred , a mallard made a last leisurely circle near the riverbank and then disappeared , a moorhen called ‘ cock-cock-cock ’ to no one in particular . |
| 21 | Grammars and parsers were invented for the study of human languages . |
| 22 | Along with the technology came the new scientific breed of brewers , and the skills of brewing chemists , administrators and engineers were harnessed for the first time . |
| 23 | Islip and Flint were suspended for a month , and Iremonger ‘ severely censured ’ . |
| 24 | But he certainly was n't the man to have in the driving seat on the union side when both management and workers were striving for the sheer survival of the company , and needed to work together if they were to pull through . |
| 25 | In the event ad hoc committees for Wallonia , Flanders and bilingual Brussels were set up to decide on arms exports , the renewal was approved , and replacements were appointed for the two Volksunie ministers . |
| 26 | During March 1830 his drawings for the new building were approved , and tenders were invited for the work , which comprised both a school for 150 pupils and a house for the Headmaster . |
| 27 | Ground improvements and publicity were used for the same purpose , and so that football should reach as wide a public as possible , Chapman persuaded the Examiner to publish a Saturday sports edition , the first issue of which appeared on 10 January , 1925 . |
| 28 | The proposed temporary arrangements were explained and authority was given for the advance of £200 or £300 in temporary loans to some of the workmen to enable them to replace tools destroyed . |
| 29 | A vastly increased supply of turf and logs was required for the many fires the occasion demanded . |
| 30 | As before , Hoffman 's arguments were persuasive , and orders were issued for the entire Eastern Group to march southward on 25 August to be in position to attack Samsonov 's right wing . |