Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv prt] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Staffordshire Blithe , whose lower reaches escaped the axe and are therefore witness to how exquisite a properly managed river can be , was picked out for special mention in the Journal of Agriculture for 1927 . |
| 2 | It was not only other ancient literature that was opened up for new understanding by the Renaissance : the Bible too began to be read with new eyes , eyes no longer focused simply by the authoritative teaching of the church . |
| 3 | It was a relief when , at 21 , Stan was called up for National Service . |
| 4 | Erm , and it 's been quickly Christianized with just two little lectures at the beginning of two chapters to Christianize so it was popped in for new testament and it 's the nearest we can get to teaching . |
| 5 | The narrowing down of this primitive trade-route took place , perhaps in stages , in Saxon and early medieval times as more and more land was taken in for arable cultivation . |
| 6 | In 1918 Sanders thought he had a chance to become Chief Secretary for Ireland , but was soon reduced to considering himself as a possible Speaker ; in 1921 he was passed over for Chief Whip because it did not suit the coalition to have such a partisan in so sensitive a post . |
| 7 | Married women were always treated as a class apart for insurance purposes and in 1932 they found their health insurance benefits cut because of the high risk they represented , even though no other group with excessive claims ( for example miners ) was singled out for similar treatment . |
| 8 | Although ‘ Ave verum corpus ’ was evidently composed well before its publication in the first book of Gradualia ( 1605 ) , it barely circulated in manuscript ( there are only two handwritten sources ) , and there is no evidence to show that it was singled out for special attention in Catholic households . |
| 9 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |
| 10 | THE FA have suspended Middlesbrough full back Jimmy Phillips for three matches after he was sent off for violent conduct in an off-the-ball incident against Southend last Saturday . |
| 11 | Midfielder Willie Falconer is lined up to deputise for Phillips , who was sent off for violent conduct against Southend United . |
| 12 | Rovers Defender , Dave Higgins punched the ball out ; he was sent off for deliberate hand ball as Jim Magilton slammed home United 's second . |