Example sentences of "its [noun] [was/were] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Lifeboat survived until 1961 , when its truck was saved for a preservation project . |
| 2 | As the NCF tried to come to terms with the fact that most of its supporters were opting for the Home Office scheme , bitter arguments broke out . |
| 3 | Its influence was analysed for the preparations with very low mucosal concentrations ( Dipentum ( n=6 ) , Salazopyrine ( n=4 ) Claversal 250 mg tablets ( n=3 ) ) . |
| 4 | However , Victoria 's weekly bath was a ritual , a ceremonial , absorbing all Aunt Margaret 's attention and taking up a great deal of time , and Melanie was by herself in the kitchen , which was warm and smug and complacent since its work was finished for the day . |
| 5 | Many of the small boats which usually travelled its waters were moored for the night and The Sandhopper passed a number of them as it made its way up river . |
| 6 | Nauru 's claim for rehabilitation rests upon the assertion that its territory was mined for the benefit of the trust powers , principally Australia , to the long-term detriment of its development and welfare , and in violation of the trusteeship agreement and of principles relating to self-determination . |
| 7 | When the IWC was established in 1946 , its purpose was to work for the resuscitation of an industry that was declining because stocks had been over-exploited during the previous decades , rather than to conserve existing whale stocks . |
| 8 | Its purpose was to prepare for the coming struggle between good order under a monarchy , and the revolutionary socialism of the sort to which republics often sink-until , that is , conditions deteriorate to the point where people are ready to revolt against the system and return to the rule of an even more powerful dictator . |