Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time , Belinda had merely thought she was resting up for the party . |
| 2 | When his father was tucked up for the night , the son would wander out into the garden and enjoy the cool air as a contrast to the fug of the sick-room . |
| 3 | There is a third sister in this euphonious family : Marina , the baptised name of Malinche , mistress of Cortèz , through whose good offices and linguistic skills Mexico was conquered both for the Virgin Maria , and for Marina 's royal ancestors . |
| 4 | The buyer , Financiere Sicli , controlled by a group of investors including Bankers Trust and Wasserstein Perella , was formed especially for the acquisition . |
| 5 | In the early evening of 3 September , Gallièni asked Joffre 's permission to make the attack , despite the fact that the Sixth Army was designated specifically for the defence of Paris and nothing else . |
| 6 | The defendant was standing in the dock awaiting the sentence which was given immediately for the charge which had been reduced to manslaughter . |
| 7 | Oral antibiotic treatment was continued while the patient was ambulant after admission for one month and ursodesoxycholic acid 750 ng/d was given permanently for the prevention of gall stone recurrence . |
| 8 | An aliquot was examined daily for the appearance of cholesterol monohydrate crystals with their typical rhomboidal notched and plated structures under the polarised microscope for 21 days of study . |
| 9 | The same size and the same tissue specificity was reported recently for the mouse brain-2 mRNA [ 15 ] . |
| 10 | The cops worked shifts , but I was booked in for the run . |
| 11 | Clearly Helen has looked for ‘ explanations ’ to help her deal with such a painful experience , and the one she seems to have come up with is that she was picked on for the way she looks . |
| 12 | Andre Fabre 's colt was supplemented yesterday for the Group One contest over six furlongs . |
| 13 | Maradona , who captains the defending World Cup champions , was quoted in several Italian newspapers yesterday as saying that ‘ World Cup groups had been predetermined and the draw was made just for the fun of the television audience ’ . |
| 14 | This dry dock was built specially for the construction of the ship by Brunel ( q.v . ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Playground ’ was written specifically for the movie In A League Of Their Own starring Geena Davis , Tom Hanks and Madonna which premieres in the UK in September , and is said to be unrepresentative of the material featured on the ‘ Erotica ’ LP . |
| 16 | Nobody suggested that the Parliament at Westminster did not have the authority to pass such legislation , perhaps out of a feeling that Britain was paying enough for the defence of America to be entitled to impose a unified industrial policy , possibly more out of a feeling that it would be hard to enforce . |
| 17 | It was written in such haste that only the violin part was copied out for the performance ; Mozart played his part from memory . |
| 18 | Nowhere was this more apparent than in the complicated pattern of voting that was drawn up for the Council , varying according to the nature and source of the issue under discussion and ranging from simply majorities through qualified majorities to unanimity . |
| 19 | Over lunch at the Roof Gardens , an agreement was drawn up for the purchase of Powell 's share in Virgin , giving him one million pounds , the Scala cinema and the video-editing suites . |
| 20 | Such surplus as was created was used not for the accumulation of more wealth but , instead , was used for conspicuous consumption ( courts , fine clothing and castles ) or for wars against foreign foes . |
| 21 | In the Low Weald much of the coppice is hazel , which was used primarily for the construction of sheep hurdles and in the building industry , but is now of little economic value . |
| 22 | Meadowland was used primarily for the growing of grass for hay production but would also produce reeds ( for floor-covering , roofing and containers ) and osiers ( for building work and containers as well as hurdles for fencing ) . |
| 23 | This in essence meant that one digit in a sequence ( usually 9 or Z ) was used solely for the purpose of continuing that sequence further if new editions needed to be made . |
| 24 | Next is the Saw and Bone Mill , which had been the headquarters of the Northwick estate , and was used mainly for the grinding of bones to produce fertilizer . |
| 25 | Ramsay himself did not know this Ettrick Forest area so well as the main Middle and East Marches ; but from the route the usurper had taken from Moffat , it looked as though he was heading either for the mid-Tweed or Teviot dales — although he could have reached the former more easily by turning off in the Broughton area of Tweedsmuir . |
| 26 | Then , without bothering to wait for her answer , he had swung round again and was heading imperiously for the group of gold-brocade-covered armchairs that stood in the curve of the huge bay window , overlooking the sun-burnished waters of Loch Lomond . |
| 27 | Even while the war was going badly for the English , they suffered fewer major military defeats , and fewer English nobles had to pay ransoms than received payments from their French equivalents . |
| 28 | He said he was going in for the Spot the Talent competition at the Easter Fete . |
| 29 | Outside , Baker Street was closed down for the weekend except for the Barracuda Club , which had taken over from the original School Dinners restaurant after it moved across the road to usurp the No. 34 Wine Bar . |
| 30 | She glared at him , but Luke appeared unconcerned as he turned the car into the car park , stopping next to where her car was waiting forlornly for the garage to collect it . |