Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such posts as this were intended for the sons of the well-heeled or at least the well-connected . |
| 2 | There are hints that certain sets of dies were used to decorate pots made from specific fabrics , while some were retained for a later occasion and occur again on another fabric . |
| 3 | This was created for the premiere of the film Dr Zhivago … hand-made by the top milliners of the day , many will go for less in the sale than they cost new but Mrs Maxwell says she needs the money … |
| 4 | This was created for the premiere of the film Dr Zhivago … hand-made by the top milliners of the day , many will go for less in the sale than they cost new but Mrs Maxwell says she needs the money … |
| 5 | There is music for the vernacular liturgy of the 1559 Book of Common Prayer , and a handful of pieces probably intended for use as the extra-liturgical anthem ; this was composed for the vocal chorus available at the Chapel Royal and the greater corporate churches , and virtually alone among Byrd 's output qualifies as public rather than domestic music . |
| 6 | For an elliptical crack Inglis 's stress concentration factor is : Though this was calculated for an ellipse it turns out that it is very nearly accurate for any sharp re-entrant or notch . |
| 7 | This was seen for the hisD gene which is transcribed from a vector promoter . |
| 8 | A night-time curfew was imposed throughout the country on Oct. 2 ; this was extended for a time to 24 hours on Oct. 5 when it appeared that the rebels had reached the capital . |
| 9 | Guatemala has relied heavily on external aid , especially from the United States , though this was suspended for a time under the Carter administration because of Guatemala 's human rights record . |
| 10 | This was bought for the Scottish Postal Museum . |
| 11 | This was held for an unexpired term of six years ‘ from Christmas last ’ at £140 per annum ; it was offered ( fortunately unsuccessfully ) by the new proprietor , Mr Collier , for £600 . |
| 12 | This was used for the fitting of steel tyres to cartwheels . |
| 13 | Not one of the little piece picking a little piece out , but an overall assessment and this was produced for the County Council by their environmental consultants and was specifically referred to in the County Surveyor and I think County Planning Officer 's joint report , and that er assessment said , rather than damaging an an irreplaceable , sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 14 | Typically , 20 or 30s was required for a full evaluation using all the equations , though processing could have been ten times as quick with an 80287 fitted . |
| 15 | The mental health centres , from which so much was expected for the future , were designed to become self-funding from fees and diverse agency support . |
| 16 | These were done for a particular customer that wanted them buffed . |
| 17 | These were leased for a nominal sum from a very understanding Tangmere Parish Council . |
| 18 | These were averaged for the six subjects and the SEM was calculated . |
| 19 | These were opened for the temporary short-term placement of pupils in danger of suspension , with the expectation that suspension rates would be reduced . |
| 20 | The kitchen had one small window , the parlour two , one looking out over Brodick Bay , the other inland ; joined to this main building were various outhouses , each having a door , a window , a box-bed , a small deal table , a candlestick , and a wash-basin of its own : these were let for the most part to single gentlemen , though now and again she had also lady lodgers . |
| 21 | The irony , of course , is that since a considerable proportion of these were bred for the purpose , a large number of animals would not otherwise have lived were they not destined to die prematurely . |
| 22 | Canary yellow , no. 108 , ochre , No. 184 and brown ochre , No. 182 were applied for the golden glazes on the coffee pot , cup and saucer , with an ultimate highlight of white . |
| 23 | Eventually three were chosen for the first investigation — the products of Bacillus subtilis , Pseudomonas pyocyanea , and Penicillium notatum . |
| 24 | Equally alarming , we feel , is the fact that 35 young men aged between 16 and 21 were convicted for a consensual homosexual relationship during 1987 ; one was sentenced to a year in youth custody . |
| 25 | To allow more time for new procedures to come into effect , the reapproval of the DipAD courses due to take place in the autumn of 1975 was postponed for a year . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , if men such as these were in fact the local recruiting agents , not all were equipped for the job ; Nicholas Hill of Oakham , though servant to no less a figure than the king , possessed neither arms nor armour . |
| 27 | Many items were donated outright ; many were lent for the duration , but everything was volunteered in one way or another . |
| 28 | The old lady died and within weeks they 'd decided to get married ; they started furnishing the rooms over the shop and all was set for a wedding . ’ |
| 29 | The target date of 1992 was chosen for the completion of the single market and it was thought that it would take the lifetime of two Commissions to complete the programme . |
| 30 | But the England international was sidelined for the first 24 games of the current campaign with a stress fracture of the foot . |