Example sentences of "was [vb pp] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter .
2 ‘ In order to obtain judicially admissible evidence , US investigators would have to obtain proof that ( i ) a payment was intended for a foreign official , ( ii ) it was made with a corrupt intent , and ( iii ) it was made for a prohibited purpose .
3 I was intended for the religious life .
4 Mains was recalled for the solitary Test against Tom Grace 's Irishmen at Athletic Park , in which the All Blacks gained an undistinguished win , but Mains got a penalty goal and enough credit to keep him in the team for the great tour — South Africa , 1978 .
5 On Sept. 27 a new coalition administration was formed for the Basque region , under the leadership of José Antonio Ardanza of the Basque National Party ( PNV ) as President ( lehendakari ) .
6 Mr Ferguson felt United were in control until Pointon was dismissed for a crude lunge at United 's goalscorer , Ryan Giggs , in the 55th minute of the derby .
7 A verdict was given against a Liverpool Constable by a jury … in a case in which Mrs Jane Roche , wife of a bookmaker , claimed damages from Sergt. John Borrows ( who was dismissed for the malicious prosecution claim ) and Constable Ernest David Laurie of the Liverpool Police …
8 The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation .
9 His wife Colette suffered facial injuries and nine-year-old son Jamie was treated for a fractured elbow .
10 One of the men was treated for a minor head injury , a statement said .
11 In the same sale the top price of £11,700 was given for a twelve-piece Ring 's Pattern set of table cutlery in an oak canteen which was made in Sheffield in 1931 and £950 for a George IV coffee pot of panelled baluster form decorated with acanthus leaf motifs made in London in 1825 , probably by Joseph Angell .
12 In Ealing , approval was given for an administrative officer ( sum not specified ) to be appointed under MISG ‘ to co-ordinate the multi-agency work required by the care programme approach ’ .
13 Therefore , in the subsequent 56 patients adjuvant therapy with chenodeoxycholic acid 7 mg/kg/day and ursodeoxycholic acid 5 mg/kg/ day was given for an arbitrary period of three months after the procedure .
14 No availability date was given for the new release .
15 In fact this exercise was undertaken for the whole school , and led to a number of improvements to the programme in all year groups .
16 Later , an appointment was arranged for a private detective to call at Montpelier Walk .
17 A date was arranged for the following week for both events and I agreed to go with them .
18 By the creek , the main force of the islands ' fighters was gathered for the simultaneous assault on Belmont , which was shaking the ground even at this range , like the bass drum of a ceremonial band .
19 A score was assigned for a given profile , and computer facilities played a key role in the development of this area .
20 The team is to be lead by Dr. Boris Babaian of the Russian Academy of Science , inventor of the Elbrus-3 supercomputer which was developed for the Soviet space programme and is reported to be three times faster than a Cray Y-MP .
21 As we have seen , Lord Greene M.R. 's meaning of unreasonable was developed for the judicial review of discretionary power .
22 Leeds also had the ball in the net with the last kick of the first half but it was disallowed for no apparent reason .
23 Thus , while the stucco was engraved at the château of Monte Cristo , the Bey 's mausoleum was delayed for an entire year .
24 Since 1965 , when the Communist party of Indonesia was blamed for an attempted coup and banned , and hundreds of thousands of communists were killed or sent to prison , the legal instrument most often used to curb political offences has been the Anti-Subversion Law .
25 The War Ministry was blamed for the desperate shortage of arms and ammunition during the first two years of the war , and for the tardiness with which domestic industry was harnessed to war production .
26 In the field of philosophy logical support was claimed for the absolute superiority of scientific and mathematical thinking over religion and even traditional philosophy .
27 The H16 engine was designed for the 3-litre formula that came into effect in 1966 and was developed from mating a pair of the 1.5-litre V8s that had been so successful in the preceding years .
28 The row was sparked when Ards full back Tommy Leeman was booked for a late tackle on Linfield 's Lee Doherty .
29 And when Steve McMahon was booked for a harsh foul on Town 's Steve Whitton in the dying seconds , player-manager Reid 's emotions took over .
30 He was booked for a wild foul on Carl Bradshaw , so there was an element of justice when his clearance found Rostron and the Owl-in-exile advanced to equalise with a cross-shot that may have been more cross than shot .
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