Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [was/were] [verb] for the " 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 | Sunderland 's permit meeting on Monday night attracted a record crowd and £2,365 was raised for the Haswell and District branch of Mencap . |
5 | The attraction between the conjectured planet and Uranus was to account for the latter 's departure from its initially predicted orbit . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | However , bistables based on individual transistors are sometimes used and valves were used for the purpose many years ago . |
8 | Did Benjamin carry secret orders from his uncle that Selkirk and Ruthven were to die for the common good ? |
9 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Grammars and parsers were invented for the study of human languages . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | A vastly increased supply of turf and logs was required for the many fires the occasion demanded . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Gooch damaged a finger as soon as the innings began and had to go to hospital , Pringle taking command ; but he could work no miracles and victory was gained for the loss of just two wickets . |
21 | The Statute of the Council of Europe was signed as the Treaty of Westminster , one month after the establishment of NATO , on 5 May 1949 by representatives of 10 states , and arrangements were made for the organisation to establish permanent offices in Strasbourg . |
22 | In the end the humanitarian arguments won and instructions were issued for the release of a limited amount . |
23 | Three people were arrested and warrants were issued for the arrest of other members of the group who were abroad . |
24 | The runners in the group , when not occupied in pushing chairs , collected money in buckets on the way round and £330 was collected for the home the disabled athletes come from . |
25 | The theses advocated both support for national liberation movements and agitation to ensure that workers and peasants were prepared for the Soviet revolution which was to follow , a policy contradiction which was never resolved . |
26 | At the two week obligatory endoscopy , 1887 ( 98.1% ) of the 1923 patients had taken their medication regularly , 29 ( 1.5% ) had taken their medication irregularly , one had stopped medication because of side effects , and information was lacking for the remaining six ( 0.3% ) patients . |
27 | Their estates and assets were seized for the imperial treasury , and one can only speculate on the possible consequences . |
28 | So William and Preston were sent for the Instruction that William 's grandad had so artfully dodged . |
29 | Each cartel contained a tape recorder and headphones , probably a microscope , and whatever audio-visual equipment and software was required for the week 's exercise : perhaps a slide viewer , or a loop-film viewer , or a filmstrip projector . |
30 | At least three months post treatment endoscopy was performed and biopsies were obtained for the same procedures as above . |