Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv prt] for [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The third sitting member , Alan Montgomery , made it clear that he would not be running , but Mr McGimpsey was squeezed out for one of the other two Unionist nominations .
2 Analysis of covariance for possible factors affecting mean hearing thresholds was carried out for each of the four different types of ear .
3 The original base mapping was carried out for most of Scotland between 1865 and the start of the First World War .
4 Wenceslas Square was laid out for one of Bohemia 's most attractive rulers , King Charles IV , Holy Roman Emperor , who was born and died in Prague .
5 No n Well yes a lot of it was brushwood or the or erm branches of the birch trees that was that was laid out for that Above the stones and then you put that above .
6 Team manager Noel Murphy faces the press flanked by captain Phil Danaher ( left ) , who was ruled out for much of the tour by a knee injury , and coach Ciaran Fitzgerald .
7 Puddle was run out for 97 after figuring in a third wicket stand of 181 with opener Andrew Harris which provided the platform for Wales 's impressive success .
8 When this happened the traffic was held up for three of four days whilst the track was repaired .
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