Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This was for a toroidal magnetic confinement system ( see figure ) with a circulating current of electrons pinched in by the magnetic field generated by the current . |
2 | This was for a short time only ; I had suffered a significant loss , but not a life-threatening or total one . |
3 | No doubt this was for the good practical reason that as royal taxation became more frequent separate and additional councils for the church 's own business became more inconvenient : there was a limit to the number of times the clergy could be summoned from their parishes and livings to provincial assemblies in London or elsewhere . |
4 | This was for the specialised early potato market . |
5 | One relation in the database was for paragraphs , and another was for a semantic net that included the book 's outline . |
6 | On either side of the gangway doors were small doors on the floor level ; these were for the double purpose of allowing a hosepipe to be brought through from the line for washing out purposes , and also to allow free escape of water . |
7 | By 1905 , for example , of the 268 beds at the North Wing , only 99 were for the able-bodied . |
8 | The first was for a private hospital and the area for cleaning was not made available for some time . |
9 | The extent of the hidden need met by the Act was demonstrated by the fact that 93.6 per cent of pensions granted in 1912–13 were for the full amount of 5s 0d . |
10 | Of this DM91,900 million was for the eastern Länder ( states ) , an increase of 6.9 per cent over 1992 ( as at July 6 , 1992 , US$1.00=DM1.513 ) . |
11 | Of this , $43,000 million was for the military and the remaining $33,000 million for civil research in such areas as medicine and space . |
12 | Before you get too political you must remember the only time I 've been actively political was for an independent candidate . |
13 | In fact a month before her death , Leonie was treated at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon … but that was for a kidny infection , not the psychiatric treatment she needed for her annorexia nervosa … and she was released after four days . |
14 | that goal will always stick in my mind as one of my faves … along with the one by Justin Fashanu against Liverpool … but that was for a different team ( Norwich ) . |
15 | Well we never heard the name shop steward in those days I do n't think they went that far , there was somebody in charge sort of thing but erm they er got the na the name afterwards I think you know shop steward , but er and then they used to be Miss used to have the garden fetes the garden parties on her lawn , that was for the Liberal Party you see as soon Labour was mentioned there were only Tories and Liberals at that time and er we used to , when there was an election er we used to wait up for the results and then if the Liberals got in Squires ' big bell would be rung if it was twelve o'clock at night or one o'clock in the morning the Squires ' big bell would be rung you see , to say who 'd got in , if the Tories got in it was n't rung because it was a , Squires were Liberals , strong Liberals and er they used to attend the Liberal Club at Shortheath but erm there used to be some fun in those er what 's the name parade if the Liberals got in and dances you know to raise money for the various things , and the garden fetes used to be lovely but er on their lawn . |