Example sentences of "was [prep] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A SEARCH was under way for the two companions of a hillwalker found dead in the Cairngorms last night . |
| 2 | A statement by the Protestant Action Force — a cover name often used by the banned Protestant paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force — said that the attack was in retaliation for the attempted murder by the Provisional IRA of Margaret Cooke , the widow of a policeman , in Londonderry the week before . |
| 3 | He was in time for the last flight of the night back to Jeddah . |
| 4 | Grain output rose by 6% , and wheat was in surplus for the first time in four years . |
| 5 | Grant , who was on stand-by for the full squad for a European Championship qualifier against Romania last season , was , Roxburgh reasoned , not unlike the effervescent Stuart McCall of Rangers . |
| 6 | Whether flockmasters wanted it or not , one was on view for the first time at the Llanelwedd event . |
| 7 | I think Fairclough was at fault for the second goal — trying to be too smart . |
| 8 | George Dunlop , of Linfield , preferred to Allen McKnight , held out for 42 minutes , but when Fort Dunlop came under siege , the defences were found wanting , and the only Irish-based player on the field was at fault for the important first goal . |