Example sentences of "was [verb] for [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Connor was treated for burns at Hereford General Hospital and later discharged . |
| 2 | But since the data needed to construct such a measure is difficult to elicit and interpret , a more easily verifiable and simpler measure was preferred ; for example a point was assigned for ties of kinship contracted in the neighbourhood . |
| 3 | As noted earlier , the AEC was designed for offenders at risk of further offending and/or custody . |
| 4 | It was designed for lines of 4lb to 8lb b.s. , but feels best when married to a line of 6lbs b.s . |
| 5 | His solicitor , Miss Ranj Matharu of Doberman 's , confirmed yesterday that Mr Gooch was pressing for damages for slander . |
| 6 | She nearly did not remember in time , because the similarity was such an unlikely one and she was hunting for pictures of hatred . |
| 7 | Melissa was prepared for signs of strain and grief , but the change in Antoinette Gebrec 's appearance came as a shock . |
| 8 | And Roland was looking for sources for Ash 's Garden of Proserpina . |
| 9 | Her teacher had seen a small notice about a charity in Russia which was looking for hosts for children from the affected regions and had contacted a friend , originally from Russia , who helped investigate the charity . |
| 10 | When Nick Logan at NME advertised for ‘ Hip Young Gunslingers ’ , he was looking for kids like Parsons who could articulate the inarticulate : punk . |
| 11 | An appeal was made for members of committee to be present . |
| 12 | A similar comparison was made for values of B , here mean values were 0.28 higher in Study 3 and this difference was significant ( F(1,100)=5.87 , p<0.05 ) . |
| 13 | Written application was made for photocopies of declarations . |
| 14 | It was used for industries from match making to house construction , from pit props to railway sleepers . |
| 15 | Prestel was used for ideas on screen presentation and demonstration materials were used offline and on-line . |
| 16 | Bile sodium ( Na + ) , potassium ( K + ) were measured potentiometric by a multichannel analyser ( Technicon SMAC analyser , Tarrytown , USA ) , which also was used for measurements of albumin and bilirubin concentrations . |
| 17 | Yet attendance could not have been derisory , since a quorum of 6000 was needed for decisions on citizen rights and the ostracism ( temporary banishment ) of individuals , and such decisions were not uncommon . |
| 18 | Last year £1 , was raised for projects at home and in the overseas missions . |
| 19 | In the second case , however , a significant right field advantage was found for males over females in verbal ability , but no significant difference was found between males and females in advantage between visual fields . |
| 20 | As part of the " national reconciliation " , an amnesty was announced for supporters of Gamsakhurdia , including those arrested for the attack on the television centre in June [ see p. 38981 ] . |
| 21 | This was originally an eyesore but was converted for Trees-R-Us at Christmas . |
| 22 | This was originally an eyesore but was converted for Trees-R-Us at Christmas . |
| 23 | David Pratley was left for hours without checks on his condition even though the prison knew he was a suicide risk . |
| 24 | ( Even the jailed junk-bondster Michael Milken was convicted for wrongdoings with equities , not junk bonds . ) |
| 25 | It was Gibbon 's opinion that Trajan 's conquest of Dacia was maintained for reasons of prestige , and that it contributed to the weakening of the empire . |
| 26 | A census was ordered for purposes of tax assessment . |