Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This link was required for two reasons . |
| 2 | This experiment was repeated for different pellets from the same sample when fresh ( wet ) and when dry . |
| 3 | ‘ This car was built for such conditions . ’ |
| 4 | This diet was consumed for six days . |
| 5 | This post was used for several weeks before the men were recalled , despite their plans for a raid ‘ fixing charges to the noses of planes ’ . |
| 6 | This procedure was performed for all specimens and both DNA products . |
| 7 | This miracle was remembered for three reasons : |
| 8 | This lease was renewed for 300 years , until the final disafforestment and enclosure of those forests . |
| 9 | The evidence given to the Select Committee showed that in Norway and Belgium it was the practice to keep in solitary confinement prisoners ( whether sentenced for murder or for other crimes ) who had not a criminal record , but this method was adopted for reformative purposes and for protecting such prisoners from contamination by other prisoners . |
| 10 | This approach was followed for some months , so that an impressive list was produced of sensitive organisms , including many important pathogens . |
| 11 | This interpretation was accepted for many years but has recently been challenged . |
| 12 | As a result , this system was abolished for domestic premises and replaced by the Community Charge in 1990 . |
| 13 | Such desensitisation is inhibited at 20°C , and this temperature was preferred for most experiments since it enabled effects of activation of protein kinase C to be assessed against a relatively stable control value . |
| 14 | This view was held for political and economic reasons . |
| 15 | Columbia 's ‘ X-P High-Speed ’ cylinders ran at 160rpm , and this fact was pushed for all it was worth . |