Example sentences of "a [noun] [was/were] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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1 | A refinery was built for the industry at Pumpherston , a few miles to the east , and opened in 1884 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | On the trial before Lord Denman C.J. at the London sittings after last Trinity term , a verdict was found for the plaintiff . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | In July 1991 a warrant was issued for the officer 's arrest but to date he has not been apprehended . |
10 | On July 18 a warrant was issued for the investigation of Silvio Lega , DC assistant secretary and a deputy for Turin . |
11 | A residence was acquired for the secretary , and a water supply was sought from the Hampstead and New River Companies . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | A charge was made for the abstraction , and this was based upon the maximum figure on the licence . |
14 | Gabriel quickly discovered why a replacement was needed for the angel . |
15 | 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 ’ . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 |
19 | 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 . |
20 | 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 ) . |
21 | Later a bypass was provided for the Gotthard traffic , and since the Swiss through-road from Basel to Chiasso ( on the Italian frontier ) was finally completed in 1986 , fast through traffic using the road from Basel has no longer passed by way of canton Schwyz and Axenstrasse . |
22 | Mitchum , Ford and Lila were given bail at a thousand dollars each and a hearing was scheduled for the following week . |
23 | There is , for instance , no recorded order to seize Rivers ' land , but its forfeiture was effective by 28 May ( when money from it was paid into the exchequer ) and on the following day a steward was appointed for the earl 's Norfolk land . |
24 | There is , for instance , no recorded order to seize Rivers ' land , but its forfeiture was effective by 28 May ( when money from it was paid into the exchequer ) and on the following day a steward was appointed for the earl 's Norfolk land . |
25 | Last night — as a hunt was launched for the mole who blew the family 's most guarded secrets — a senior Royal Protection officer said : |
26 | But she was set free as a report was prepared for the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions . |
27 | During the summer and autumn of 1988 views from a wide variety of sources were collated by National Development Officers and a report was prepared for the Council 's Task Group . |
28 | A date was arranged for the following week for both events and I agreed to go with them . |
29 | The offering had to cost him something — one of his herd of cattle or flock of sheep and goats ( a bird was permitted for the poor ) , and it had to be of the best — a male without blemish . |
30 | A reward was offered for the head of every Macgregor delivered to the laird ; families were encouraged to betray their own people with promises of pardon ; women were branded on the forehead ; children were sold as little better than slaves to Lowland and Irish cattle dealers . |