Example sentences of "was [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the Company was intended to provide an opportunity for all English merchants interested in the Indian trade to take part , it did not treat shareholdings as permanent commitments . |
| 2 | Furthermore the deputy heads were expected to discuss their work with the head teacher , and a visit by two members of the LEA 's advisory service was intended to provide an opportunity for the head to ‘ account ’ to his peers . |
| 3 | The rynd and the spindle soon came to be made from iron to be more durable , and the handle was developed to become a lever for turning the runner stone by animal power . |
| 4 | The public consultation exercise that was part of that erm Greater York study , and quite clearly the Greater York study was not a statutory plan , it was an informal plan , but it was the only way really that progress could be made in the absence erm of adopted local plans in Greater York , it was essential that that document was pursued to give a framework for the preparation of district local plans er and the greenbelt local plan , and the resolution that followed the consultation and the long body of work , and I 'll read it out , was that the development strategy for Greater York from ninety six to two thousand and six should be based on agreed sites within and on the periphery of the built up area , and that the residual requirement be met for the development of a new settlement or settlements located beyond the outer boundary erm of the greenbelt , a quite clearly there 's a major policy implication there that a new settlement was not acceptable within the greenbelt but would have to be er outside the outer boundary of the greenbelt , and the public consultation on that er study er attracted widespread support for a new settlement strategy in Greater York , all six authorities agreed that that was the direction er that had to be taken , it also had another benefit in that it enabled work on the York greenbelt local plan erm to proceed and that has now been taken forward to the stage where the enquiry terminated in May , it 's a joint enquiry in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , with a Southern Ryedale local plan enquiry in April ninety three , and we would hope that the inspectors report on that six month enquiry , when he considered all the objections to the er greenbelt proposals of the County Council , largely supported by the er District Council will be available er in the near future . |
| 5 | The package of proposals was published on Feb. 29 , in the form of a report by an all-party parliamentary committee of 10 senators and 20 members of the House of Commons , and was designed to provide an agenda for forthcoming negotiations between the federal government and the provinces . |
| 6 | Unlike Ted , he had risen rapidly up the ranks , was voted Rookie of the Year in 1987 , made it into the Top 16 at the end of '88 , and was tipped to become a challenger for the world title . |
| 7 | My hon. Friend the Member for Belfast , East ( Mr. Robinson ) and I understood that the basis of the talks was to try to secure a replacement for the Anglo-Irish Agreement and to make arrangements to safeguard the administration of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | Back at the beginning of the eighties Bath coach Jack Rowell was looking to build a side for the future . |
| 9 | Colvin had known Burne-Jones , and was persuaded to write a preface for a London gallery show . |
| 10 | The No 4 Steam Dredger , now part of the museum 's collection of vessels , was used to scrape a trench for cables leading from the Castle Meads power station at Gloucester . |
| 11 | The rock is a unique form of conglomerate , so warming up on a few practice routes was needed to get a feel for it . |
| 12 | He had been awarded the Hanseatic-Goethe prize but was unable to make the trip to Germany in order to receive it , and even now was attempting to prepare an address for the following year . |
| 13 | Happen you doant remember back that far , but when I was nursing Harry that first day we had him , you was the one what was going to choose a name for him . |
| 14 | Was going to have a facility for young people , if you remember , it was suggested that the restaurant was used for young people . |
| 15 | After today 's breakout Officials at High Down Prison in London , where Evans was remanded , say they had no inkling he was going to make a run for it . |
| 16 | There was no way that any nanny in the Wales household was going to become a substitute for either parent . |
| 17 | As the head of Cedars was making his entry list for September already , and would have to submit it by the end of the week , the educational psychologist was going to request a place for Balbinder before Statementing him . |
| 18 | He could hardly know he was going to get a show for his efforts , could he ? ’ |
| 19 | In 1992 I was commissioned to design a plate for the Royal Academy to be made by Masons in Stoke-on-Trent , but possibly the most exciting commission is my poster for London Underground Windy Day , Brick Lane . |
| 20 | In the 1790s he was commissioned to build a conservatory for the Prince of Wales , which marked the beginning of a renowned Royal patronage culminating in the building of Regent 's Park and the Brighton Pavilion . |
| 21 | After becoming involved with the Working Men 's College , established by Frederick Maurice [ q.v. ] in 1854 , Elizabeth Malleson was inspired to found a counterpart for women . |
| 22 | An evaluation programme was scheduled to establish a database for the widest possible range of foods , from breakfast service items to main meals ; from call-order snacks to pudings ; and from popular ready-prepared multi-portions to the generic food groupings like meat , poultry and fish . |
| 23 | In 1892 it was proposed to start a fund for a new organ . |
| 24 | But although at every opportunity he was continuing to urge a role for the Church in both social and economic matter , his attitude towards specific political events was still a tentative one ; there was always a gap between his theoretical pronouncements and his actual reactions to one " crisis " or another . |
| 25 | It was now once again resolved that two professors should be appointed , and the medical committee was asked to arrange a plan for their appointment and to define their duties . |
| 26 | One member of each pair was asked to describe a drawing for their partner to draw — the casters ' may not have been the most successful — but it certainly proved to be the funniest ! |
| 27 | STUART RILEY , a marketing specialist at the University of Lancaster , recognised his role in industrial change when he was asked to wear a suit for factory visits . |
| 28 | STUART RILEY , a marketing specialist at the University of Lancaster , recognised his role in industrial change when he was asked to wear a suit for factory visits . |
| 29 | Mr Wood recalled an incident last year when the Stokesley group was asked to find a site for the release of a badger which had been taken to Throckley . |
| 30 | Very soon after Michael 's retirement he was asked to chair a review for government . |