Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children . |
| 2 | And I was angered for the dynasty |
| 3 | So I was particularly pleased to find at one point , when I 'd indulged in a lengthy photo session , that the rest of the party had gone over the brow and out of sight and I was left for a while with the world to myself . |
| 4 | Mornings were frost-blue , breath turned to fog and we were dressed for a cold day in the Himalayas , cocooned in pile clothing and moonboots . |
| 5 | It was cloudy enough to require full IFR flight , and we were cleared for the ILS at Vigo , but had to refuse since the VOR/DME there was out of order and there is no additional locator beacon to find the beam . |
| 6 | They were a step in a different direction from the exotic and theatrical Victorian house , and they were built for a more architecturally educated and independent type of client . |
| 7 | They used fishing rods and hooks , those cunning , black , nocturnal anglers , and they were blamed for the disappearance of booze from liquor cabinets and sugar from pantries . |
| 8 | The famous Swedish Don Giovanni , John Forsell , declared that the young Tauber was the greatest Ottavio he had ever heard , and he was noted for the intense conviction with which he declaimed to his Donna Anna ( in the German text then still generally in use , even at festivals ) the solemn oath , ‘ Ich schwöre ’ . |
| 9 | The Mr Universe competition brought him to London , and he was recruited for a tour of South Pacific which needed men for the chorus . |
| 10 | In the bronze medal fight against Axel Lobenstein , of East Germany , White appeared to start with more aggressive determination , but his attacks were way off target and he was thrown for a yuko ( five points ) as he got up off the ground . |
| 11 | Er Mike said in his autobiography that when they got the play and converted it to film , they changed the age of the character for a start , cos in the play it was written in the late fifties by Bill and it was written for a man approaching his forties . |
| 12 | And it was done for the best , although I must admit it did n't turn out like that . |
| 13 | Articles were placed in the press chronicling the joys of country life ( and — as will be shown — fruitless attempts were made to demonstrate that the rural environment was having a positive effect on the children 's health ) ; talks were given on the radio to parents ; special posters were printed ; and it was arranged for the Queen to visit certain schools in November to publicise the scheme . |
| 14 | But I was picked for the bench against England and was in the clubhouse on the Saturday night before when someone said : ‘ Have you heard the news on the radio ? |
| 15 | The people of Ben Ami were not frightened but they were prepared for an enemy ; and visitors interested in the Arab–Jewish war of 1948 were well advised to present convincing explanations for their questions before they stirred memories too deeply . |
| 16 | But he was banned for a year — because he was well over the alcohol limit at the time . |
| 17 | Leeds also had the ball in the net with the last kick of the first half but it was disallowed for no apparent reason . |