Example sentences of "was [adv] [vb pp] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also knew they were not connected with the humanitarian assistance programme ( NHAO ) that was eventually run for the contras by the State Department , since those aircraft were ‘ beautiful brand-new L-100s , the most beautifully painted things ’ . |
| 2 | By the time the Corporation 's new cars were ready for delivery , Penge depôt in Oak Grove Road was sufficiently advanced for the cars to be stored there , together with the remaining eight of the first batch . |
| 3 | I understand all your Lordships to agree that Anderton v. Wish … was rightly decided for the reasons given . ’ |
| 4 | The way was thus cleared for the names of Hurd and her eventual successor , Major , to be entered for the second ballot against Heseltine . |
| 5 | Some provision was generally made for the scions of the family — the ‘ portion ’ for the younger sons , the dowry for the daughters — but primogeniture was essential . |
| 6 | When parties went out grouse shooting , whisky was always taken for the beaters , keepers and loaders . |
| 7 | Work was still provided for the casuals , however , and granite blocks were purchased — the broken stone was to be used for paths at the institution . |
| 8 | The snake was now allowed to float against the other major currencies , but a maximum spread of 2¼ per cent was still retained for the currencies in the snake . |
| 9 | ( The theatre , always open-air , consisted in the first place of a circular dancing-floor ( orchestra ) , where the chorus danced and sang , and the skene , behind the orchestra , was later added for the actors . |
| 10 | It was also argued for the defendants that the example of judges in personal injuries cases should be followed , and the wife should give credit for amounts of supplementary benefits received . |
| 11 | An appeal was also opened for the mineworkers this week . |
| 12 | As leader of the election campaign for the party as a whole , Kim was also blamed for the losses suffered by the other factions . |
| 13 | But the plain truth is that we can not say what was really done for the children or what the results were . |
| 14 | On 16 April the House Budget Committee reported out a budget resolution that incorporated $15.8 billion in cuts — $20 billion less than the administration had requested — and the battle was now joined for the votes of those who could make or break the president 's programme , the Gypsy Moths and the Boll Weevils . |
| 15 | Aziz the janitor was now headed for the trees from which Robert had just come . |
| 16 | But that idea was ultimately abandoned for the reasons there mentioned . |
| 17 | Additional supplies of water are being actively sought , but the simple truth is that the Basingstoke Canal was never designed for the types and levels of boating some people dream of . |
| 18 | Ho 's biographer insists that he was never blamed for the excesses ; the people distinguished between their revered leader and his ‘ entourage ’ . |
| 19 | A variable intron distribution was recently discussed for the coxII and the nad4 genes in plant mitochondria ( 58 , 59 ) . |