Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Which makes it more difficult for us , ’ said Pooley , ‘ since they did n't hang around for as long as usual , and therefore every single one of them was unobserved by the others for a minimum of half an hour . ’ |
| 2 | Weber was interested in the reasons for the emergence of capitalism in western Europe . |
| 3 | It was dangerous on the roads for bairns as usually the horses with running with the carts . |
| 4 | There is some evidence that he was involved in the negotiations for property , and he certainly became associated publicly with the great success of the firm . |
| 5 | The gulf which had opened up between them was apparent from the weights for the Gallaher Gold Cup : Arkle was set to carry twelve stone seven pounds , Mill House eleven stone five pounds , a difference of sixteen pounds . |
| 6 | Gyford ( 1985b , p. 27 ) goes so far as to suggest that local government reorganization was one of the reasons for moves to the left outside London , where older councillors were replaced not by the hoped for technocrats waiting in the wings , but instead often by representatives of Labour 's new left . |
| 7 | He thought they were old already in 991 ; he saw they could be said as well by a heathen as a Christian ; he thought the fierce spirit they expressed was one of the reasons for Beorhtnoth 's rash decision to let the Vikings cross the river and fight on level ground ; they had led to defeat and the death of the innocent . |
| 8 | Horsley 's CND activities went back to his days at Oxford , when the time he spent on demonstrations was one of the reasons for his third-class degree . |
| 9 | The American mink Mustela vison was one of the reasons for the speed of the early European exploration of North America . |
| 10 | Well that was one of the reasons for doing |
| 11 | As lack of funds was one of the reasons for the BDDA 's national ineffectiveness an experiment was begun in 1928 to augment its income by the appointment of " official collectors " . |
| 12 | In fact , the continuing satisfaction of customers was one of the reasons for conversion . |
| 13 | This was one of the reasons for its wealth . |
| 14 | No she does n't live with us but she does live locally and that was one of the reasons for being here because it 's a little bit easier to get to her . |
| 15 | Some writers went on to argue that attracting high ability youngsters into manufacturing industry was one of the conditions for a regeneration of the British economy . |
| 16 | A report on the economic outlook for Germany , published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) on July 5 , was optimistic about the prospects for the unified German economy , forecasting growth rates of 4 per cent for 1990 and 3@1/2 per cent for 1991 , with the additional costs of unification estimated at about 1 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) , a level which the report regarded as manageable without significant tax increases , though the report did warn that wage increases in East Germany could eliminate jobs . |
| 17 | In a statement on Aug. 26 Rohwedder was optimistic about the prospects for the Treuhandanstalt , particularly once unification had removed obstacles presented by the existence of two governments and two legal systems . |
| 18 | Nevertheless he was optimistic over the prospects for a sale . |
| 19 | Miss Potts was lenient with the girls for it was a very hot afternoon . |
| 20 | And , Francis was frank in the reasons for the substitution when he said : ‘ I felt at that moment something different was needed . |
| 21 | Tony Matthews , Food from Britain 's man in North America , was enthusiastic about the opportunities for both meat and meat products sales there as well as a renewed Scotch salmon venture when he spoke to food industry figures in Edinburgh . |