Example sentences of "the [noun] [was/were] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The club , in Normanby Road , and its stand have been the scene of a series of unexplained fires , the latest being last Friday when the stand was gutted for the second time . |
| 2 | He remembered , just in time , not to shave — the beard was needed for the Edwardian Ball . |
| 3 | It shook me up the way the split was done for the 1990 US Open . |
| 4 | In that case , the plaintiff had invested money in a company after relying on accounts that had been prepared negligently by the defendant accountants who had known that the accounts were wanted for the purpose of inducing the plaintiff to invest money in the company . |
| 5 | The Award was made for a breakthrough which is already improving the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of major diseases including cancer , AIDS , hepatitis , rubella , and fertility disorders . |
| 6 | The award was made for the development of the Vortoil hydrocyclone unit for separating oil droplets from water . |
| 7 | The award was given for the Pensions Special report , produced for members of the pension scheme in May 1992 by the pensions department . |
| 8 | According to the Act , three conditions had to be met if the Board was to pay for the repair and stabilization of the building . |
| 9 | The money was raised for the purchase of a syringe driver , and in her letter of thanks , the Hospice Matron said : ‘ These pumps are extremely useful , and give many people the kind of pain relief that is sometimes difficult to achieve by other means . |
| 10 | We , it was when I went to , when I , we were doing something with maps when I was at school and they were trying to find out what , it was the , where the local rates where the money was spent for the local rates and one of projects was taken down the sewage works . |
| 11 | The money was required for a specially adapted vehicle so that , data processing manager at Courtaulds Aerospace in Shildon , UK , could continue working . |
| 12 | The federal Prime Minister , Ante Markovic , also a Croat , resigned on Dec. 20 , in protest at what he called a " war budget " for 1992 , in which he said that 81 per cent of the money was marked for the JNA [ see also below ] . |
| 13 | The money was used for the purchase by the secretary of state of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest , together with their contents . |
| 14 | There is no record of where the papingo was placed for the contests held during the first century of the Kilwinning Society of Archers . |
| 15 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 16 | On 8 May the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 17 | On 8 May 1989 the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 and on 21 September 1989 committal proceedings started . |
| 18 | They appeared in court at Leominster in Herefordshire this morning when the case was adjourned for a week . |
| 19 | The case was adjourned for a month . |
| 20 | The case was adjourned for a week . |
| 21 | Yafano 's solicitor John Freer argued the court did not have the power to do that and the case was adjourned for a week to allow both sides to consult legal records . |
| 22 | The case was adjourned for a fortnight . |
| 23 | And this blew away Mr Lamont 's excuse that the Germans were to blame for the pound crashing . |
| 24 | The contract was extended for a third year and we shall be endeavouring to obtain a further extension beyond its current time limit ( October ) . |
| 25 | He scorned claims that Labour 's modest and prudent programme lacked a radical edge and scoffed at suggestions that the election was run for the entertainment of the media , rather than gaining power to serve the people . |
| 26 | The certificate was awarded for the Wood Group 's contribution towards accident prevention by raising school children 's awareness of safety through the 1992 D.E.S.K . |
| 27 | Oxford and Cambridge came face to face for the first time today when the scales were set for the official weigh-in . |
| 28 | The number of symptoms was computed for each subject and the groups were compared for the proportion having 1 and 2 symptoms . |
| 29 | The cases were adjourned for the preparation of social inquiry reports . |
| 30 | Explaining that the Ministry was looking for a ‘ suitable ’ home for the aircraft the spokesman underlined that the MoD ‘ must dispose of the aircraft in the best interests of the taxpayer . ’ |