Example sentences of "a [noun] [was/were] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In order to obtain judicially admissible evidence , US investigators would have to obtain proof that ( i ) a payment was intended for a foreign official , ( ii ) it was made with a corrupt intent , and ( iii ) it was made for a prohibited purpose . |
| 2 | A refinery was built for the industry at Pumpherston , a few miles to the east , and opened in 1884 . |
| 3 | Efforts were made during 1990 to resolve the infrastructure problem ; the Cabinet approved a road and rail scheme and a mass transmit system for Bangkok , and a contract was signed for the installation of some 3,000,000 new telephone lines . |
| 4 | On the trial before Lord Denman C.J. at the London sittings after last Trinity term , a verdict was found for the plaintiff . |
| 5 | Well I would n't be here because a horse was used for a toxin to provide the anti-toxin for diphtheria whe , in my days when I was younger there was no toxins as such , vaccination as such and so therefore the horses were used for research to provide the anti-toxins . |
| 6 | Ferranti 's capacity to deliver had been in doubt because of its financial problems following the September 1989 revelation of a major alleged fraud scandal , but on Jan. 23 a deal was announced for the sale of Ferranti 's radar division Ferranti Defence Systems to GEC , which would merge it into GEC-Marconi . |
| 7 | A search was made for an apt sock-it-to-him opening remark , yet nothing came . |
| 8 | If a constable were to ask for a ladder to rescue a cat from a tree , the person who declined to lend his assistance would commit no offence thereby . |
| 9 | Two rooms and a telephone were reserved for the CAB and , with a list of appointments prepared by the company , clients were called over the tannoy system to avoid queues . |
| 10 | The New Zealand openers , veteran John Wright and debutant Blair Hartland , who was appearing on his home ground , were glad to face just 14 balls before a halt was called for the day . |
| 11 | During his time as organizer there were no instances of damage to the coaches , and on every trip a whip-round was arranged for the driver . |
| 12 | For reasons which are none to clear there had been little , if any , pressure on Aldus from the existing users to form such a group and it was felt that a need was emerging for a secondary level of support for the program . |
| 13 | A score was assigned for a given profile , and computer facilities played a key role in the development of this area . |
| 14 | A site was sought for a garage , but before the matter could be taken further , there came news of a possible change in control of the company and things were left in abeyance for the time being . |
| 15 | In a strategy pioneered by the affluent-worker study in Luton , which one might call the optimal-case approach , a site was chosen for the research which was not representative , nor claimed to be , but was particularly germane to the topic of the investigation . |
| 16 | In July 1991 a warrant was issued for the officer 's arrest but to date he has not been apprehended . |
| 17 | On July 18 a warrant was issued for the investigation of Silvio Lega , DC assistant secretary and a deputy for Turin . |
| 18 | A residence was acquired for the secretary , and a water supply was sought from the Hampstead and New River Companies . |
| 19 | A jar was found for the snowdrops , then she made her way to the office , where she opened a bag of mail and sorted what were obviously accounts , from private letters . |
| 20 | A charge was made for the abstraction , and this was based upon the maximum figure on the licence . |
| 21 | Stewart Hickman , 20 , of Gloucester Terrace , Haswell Plough , near Durham , was remanded in custody until Wednesday by Chester-le-Street magistrates yesterday charged with grievous bodily harm with intent , reckless driving and other motoring offences following an incident in which a policeman was treated for a neck injury and bruising after being hit by a car he was attempting to stop . |
| 22 | Gabriel quickly discovered why a replacement was needed for the angel . |
| 23 | After their return to Vietnam a Constitution was approved for the Democratic Republic which completely ignored the Indochina Federation and all mention of the French Union — but which affirmed that ‘ The territory of Vietnam … is one and indivisible ’ . |
| 24 | A lease was granted for a period of five years in which the tenant agreed to pay the landlord a sum equivalent to two months rent as a security deposit . |
| 25 | When a signal was given for the ladies to retire , leaving the men to their port and cigars , Sarah hurried to the kitchen , scurrying like a rabbit for shelter . |
| 26 | To exclude such possible error a method was developed for the extraction of pure enzyme protein from aspirated duodenal juice , based on affinity chromatography for both amylase and trypsin . |
| 27 | Banbury had a completely new suburb significantly called Newland added to the older town between 1250 and 1285 , only a little over a hundred years after it had been first founded , a mark of its success , while Eynsham , also in Oxfordshire , has a neat rectangular block of properties , bisected by Newland Street which dates from 1215 when a charter was acquired for an extension . |
| 28 | Although Adam pointed out that a profit was projected for the whole group , and that the group expansion had been phenomenal , Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old , less comfortable days — not so very long ago — when KITS had been her brilliant baby |
| 29 | Mrs Sandra Lamb , also known as Sandi Baxter or Sandi Lamb , slumped to the floor in the dock as a jury was selected for the trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court . |
| 30 | A competition was held for the design of the proposed toll bridge in 1829 , and from 22 entries the winner was a young engineer named I.K. Brunel ( q.v ) . |