Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Peta was intended only for local defence but there was also the Hei-Ho whose strength in Java was close on 25000 . |
| 2 | Her wound was checked regularly for excess drainage but none was detected . |
| 3 | She 'll go up up the path and all I could see was this cat , and it was hanging on for dear life up this big tree and there |
| 4 | McMillan was stopped in the eighth round because his left arm had been viciously dislocated from its shoulder socket — but at the time our Colin was hanging on for grim life . |
| 5 | Even the mirror on the back wall was designed specifically for this room . |
| 6 | The Firefly AS.6 was designed specifically for anti-submarine warfare , and became the FAA main type in that category until the Fairey Gannet arrived in 1955 . |
| 7 | He also found evidence , however , to support the contention that the country 's nuclear power programme was designed only for civilian power generation . |
| 8 | Officials now say the map was designed purely for internal discussion . |
| 9 | Dame Flora was from South Shields , like Ridders , and was nominated unsuccessfully for supporting actress in Saratoga Trunk in 1946 . |
| 10 | In 1991 the previous year 's ceiling of 23.65 million b/d was rolled over for another year , but no country quotas were set . |
| 11 | The Staffordshire Blithe , whose lower reaches escaped the axe and are therefore witness to how exquisite a properly managed river can be , was picked out for special mention in the Journal of Agriculture for 1927 . |
| 12 | AFTER Monday 's scramble in Southampton , John Major 's egg-splattered jacket was whisked away for dry cleaning . |
| 13 | The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work . |
| 14 | The 46-year-old Exeter manager was drafted in for last month 's win over France at Wembley as the England manager cast around for a successor to the disgraced Steve Harrison . |
| 15 | Wartime service spanned almost the entire Pacific conflict , making it one of the most historically significant of the few remaining Australian Dakotas , the other preserved examples appearing to have had very pedestrian careers in comparison while ‘ SBO was used exclusively for military frontline transport operations , making it a veteran par excellence . |
| 16 | Vaccines were kept in a cold room in Abidjan , and limited supplies were kept at the clinic in a refrigerator that was used exclusively for this study . |
| 17 | The revenue from the ivory was used both for personal gain and as a means of channelling funds to the guerrillas . |
| 18 | He thought these were helpful plans — something positive to get to grips with the habit and see an end to cash shortages in the housekeeping as money was siphoned off for another packet ; no more sandpaper taste in the mouth ; no clothes reeking of stale tobacco and an end to the shakes . |
| 19 | The second innovation was to look around for offshore oil facilities , island bases or production platforms on which the air force could station helicopters , equipped with missiles , sometimes improvised Maverick anti-tank models . |
| 20 | It was not only other ancient literature that was opened up for new understanding by the Renaissance : the Bible too began to be read with new eyes , eyes no longer focused simply by the authoritative teaching of the church . |
| 21 | It was a relief when , at 21 , Stan was called up for National Service . |
| 22 | I was going back to London the next day ; the actor was staying on for another week . |
| 23 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |
| 24 | Other Administration figures had been calling for Bush to boycott the meeting , on the grounds that the US was coming in for excessive criticism . |
| 25 | The Highlands Congested Districts Board was set up for this purpose in 1897 , but it was able to achieve very little . |
| 26 | Land was set aside for another ranch , and this was promptly invaded by vast herds of plains game when rain finally fell and grass grew . |
| 27 | The aim is to provide the kind of understanding necessary for improved policy analysis in the future and £100,000 a year was set aside for this programme . |
| 28 | Kitingan , who described the election results as " heartening " , was sworn in for another term as Chief Minister on July 18 . |
| 29 | Some stop-gap funding was provided immediately for British Lion and this was followed , in April 1949 , by the setting up of the National Film Finance Corporation which the Board of Trade provided with a revolving fund of £5 million ( expanded to £6 million in 1950 ) . |
| 30 | Erm , and it 's been quickly Christianized with just two little lectures at the beginning of two chapters to Christianize so it was popped in for new testament and it 's the nearest we can get to teaching . |