Example sentences of "and [noun] were [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mixed layouts of flats and houses were advocated for an area of different types of household with a range of facilities for local use , including schools , shops , open space and a community centre . |
| 2 | Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam . |
| 3 | In May , following these forays , Hitler had his first top-level meeting to discuss the western defences with the Todt Organisation , and plans were begun for the so-called Atlantic Wall , although there already existed a series of defended ports and the original defence arrangements set up when fleets of craft were being assembled for an invasion of England . |
| 4 | A draft treaty on mutual legal assistance , drawn up by Panama , was agreed and plans were approved for a summit on measures to counteract drug trafficking in the region to be held in Belize during February 1993 . |
| 5 | However , bistables based on individual transistors are sometimes used and valves were used for the purpose many years ago . |
| 6 | Did Benjamin carry secret orders from his uncle that Selkirk and Ruthven were to die for the common good ? |
| 7 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
| 8 | Birds and animals were settling for the night ; a nightjar churred , a mallard made a last leisurely circle near the riverbank and then disappeared , a moorhen called ‘ cock-cock-cock ’ to no one in particular . |
| 9 | Grammars and parsers were invented for the study of human languages . |
| 10 | Along with the technology came the new scientific breed of brewers , and the skills of brewing chemists , administrators and engineers were harnessed for the first time . |
| 11 | Islip and Flint were suspended for a month , and Iremonger ‘ severely censured ’ . |
| 12 | But he certainly was n't the man to have in the driving seat on the union side when both management and workers were striving for the sheer survival of the company , and needed to work together if they were to pull through . |
| 13 | In the event ad hoc committees for Wallonia , Flanders and bilingual Brussels were set up to decide on arms exports , the renewal was approved , and replacements were appointed for the two Volksunie ministers . |
| 14 | During March 1830 his drawings for the new building were approved , and tenders were invited for the work , which comprised both a school for 150 pupils and a house for the Headmaster . |
| 15 | Ground improvements and publicity were used for the same purpose , and so that football should reach as wide a public as possible , Chapman persuaded the Examiner to publish a Saturday sports edition , the first issue of which appeared on 10 January , 1925 . |
| 16 | As before , Hoffman 's arguments were persuasive , and orders were issued for the entire Eastern Group to march southward on 25 August to be in position to attack Samsonov 's right wing . |
| 17 | The Statute of the Council of Europe was signed as the Treaty of Westminster , one month after the establishment of NATO , on 5 May 1949 by representatives of 10 states , and arrangements were made for the organisation to establish permanent offices in Strasbourg . |
| 18 | In the end the humanitarian arguments won and instructions were issued for the release of a limited amount . |
| 19 | When Félicie Cendrars saw them again Jeanne and Modi were looking for a reliable wet-nurse , since neither she nor her mother ‘ could do anything with little Jeanne . |
| 20 | Three people were arrested and warrants were issued for the arrest of other members of the group who were abroad . |
| 21 | Cameramen and reporters were waiting for a statement . |
| 22 | The theses advocated both support for national liberation movements and agitation to ensure that workers and peasants were prepared for the Soviet revolution which was to follow , a policy contradiction which was never resolved . |
| 23 | Their estates and assets were seized for the imperial treasury , and one can only speculate on the possible consequences . |
| 24 | So William and Preston were sent for the Instruction that William 's grandad had so artfully dodged . |
| 25 | History , Sociology , Philosophy and Psychology were enshrined for a time . |
| 26 | At least three months post treatment endoscopy was performed and biopsies were obtained for the same procedures as above . |
| 27 | The public , however , had only a total of fifteen days to view the exhibition , between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. , as Thursdays and Fridays were reserved for the judges . |
| 28 | The position was however different as regards A and the company , for they had not been charged , and in the view of the deputy judge were in no better or worse position than any other potential witness from whom information and documents were sought for the purpose of securing compliance with or detecting evasion of the Act . |
| 29 | Bangladesh and India were to extend for a further three years the trade agreement due to expire in October 1992 , All-India Radio reported on Aug. 6 following talks in New Delhi . |
| 30 | According to the Independent of June 13 , the Soviet Union , China and India were pressing for a relaxation of sanctions . |