Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | The award was made for the development of the Vortoil hydrocyclone unit for separating oil droplets from water . |
| 6 | The award was given for the Pensions Special report , produced for members of the pension scheme in May 1992 by the pensions department . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The money was required for a specially adapted vehicle so that , data processing manager at Courtaulds Aerospace in Shildon , UK , could continue working . |
| 10 | 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 ] . |
| 11 | The money was used for the purchase by the secretary of state of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest , together with their contents . |
| 12 | There is no record of where the papingo was placed for the contests held during the first century of the Kilwinning Society of Archers . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | On 8 May the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | They appeared in court at Leominster in Herefordshire this morning when the case was adjourned for a week . |
| 17 | The case was adjourned for a month . |
| 18 | The case was adjourned for a week . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The case was adjourned for a fortnight . |
| 21 | The contract was extended for a third year and we shall be endeavouring to obtain a further extension beyond its current time limit ( October ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The concession was granted for a 20-year period , ending in 2011 . |
| 25 | Gooch and Curtis made a solid start and the deficit was passed for the loss of just one wicket . |
| 26 | Accordingly the driver was prosecuted for an offence of driving with excess alcohol in the breath under section 5 and the prosecution relied on the specimen of breath which he had given to establish the offence . |
| 27 | Part of the budget was earmarked for the establishment of a new Economic Research Centre in Northern Ireland , developed in co-operation with the Northern Ireland Office and the private sector subscribers , which was launched in 1985 ( see page 9 ) . |
| 28 | It was ten-thirty and the wedding was fixed for an hour 's time . |
| 29 | They did n't want to wait , either of them , and the wedding was arranged for the middle of October . |
| 30 | Dobbs flight was headed for Birmingham airport , but police are in no doubt the cocaine was intended for the streets of Gloucester . |