Example sentences of "was [det] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The available reserves of its accumulated profit were reduced by workers ' demands , and by high taxation too , so that there was little money for the much-needed capital investment in new plant and machinery or for research and development . |
| 2 | There was little support for the white captain among the black players and the series was disaster . |
| 3 | Hagans solicitor augued there was little evidence for the earlier rape charge , he should be granted bail . |
| 4 | No I had a a chap at the door at half past four this afternoon and it was this woman for the British Market Research Bureau er |
| 5 | More to the point was that it was some compensation for the lower salary . |
| 6 | For the successful jockey , Dean McKeown , it was some compensation for the dismal performance of 2,000 Guineas hope Message Pad on Friday . |
| 7 | There was much scope for the beguiling subject of cricket statistics . |
| 8 | ‘ But I would n't have thought that was any call for the serious crimes squad . |