Example sentences of "[adj] was a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a showcase for a wide variety of young British musicians and bands currently working outside the mainstream of rock and pop . |
| 2 | It had become obvious a few years back that this was a problem for Britain . |
| 3 | But this was a problem for the future ; a more immediate problem was likely to arise because Britain was acquiring a new type of colony . |
| 4 | Well , this was a cue for music and more sherry , and I gave up as Boy Darren wiggled his hips , and my Basil and Jan swapped dressmaking hints . |
| 5 | His common sense told him that this was a girl for him , but that sophisticated vision of Julie Murchison kept blurring the scene . |
| 6 | I felt this was a rehearsal for my parting from Dana . |
| 7 | It was held that this was a contract for sale and the plaintiffs were therefore able to sue for the price . |
| 8 | This was a proposal for a loose federation of locally based groups ; NICRA , however , was a centralised organisation based mainly in Belfast . |
| 9 | I felt this was a chance for me to put to rest one way or another this thing that had been nagging at me for such a long time . ’ |
| 10 | On their last visit four years ago the Aussies were soundly beaten in two days , so this was a chance for some sweet revenge . |
| 11 | this was a chance for everybody around the Skegness |
| 12 | This was a case for quick and positive action . |
| 13 | This was a case for which a substantial punishment was called for , and in the absence of a plea of guilty , a sentence of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , S.53(2) of at least two years would have been called for . |
| 14 | Well I think that it is possible that as a result of the reporting of the Shadow Cabinet elections , that the sense was out in the public that somehow this was a setback for women , and that Labour |
| 15 | This was a prize for the student who was best at English writing , and Anne knew she was good at that . |
| 16 | The fact that he did so with the help of Catholic mercenaries and received a letter of congratulations from the Pope has been overtaken by the mythology that this was a victory for Protestantism . |
| 17 | As Joy Larkcom points out , the original text was ‘ notable for its clarity and brevity : this was a time for instructions , not explanations ’ . |
| 18 | He held out the block ; this was a game for Anna to play with him . |
| 19 | ‘ This was a win for everybody here . |
| 20 | Where the plaintiff claimed punitive damages as well as compensation , the request for service was refused apparently on the basis that this was a claim for a penalty and not a civil claim . |
| 21 | This was a joy for me as I had puzzled often on the jumble of tops visible from the A82 and in the mass of high peaks this area contains . |
| 22 | This was a town for relaxation , for pleasure , not for a working girl like Tess . |
| 23 | While we also had Black women only space throughout the conference it was felt by some Black women that this was a substitute for the conference discussing anti-racist strategies . |
| 24 | This was a reward for persistence , as the United strike force tried to find a way through . |
| 25 | All this was a punishment for something I 'm still not sure about . ’ |
| 26 | This was a lesson for me . |
| 27 | ‘ This was a cry for help , a last desperate throw of the dice to woo back his wife , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 28 | We told him that this was a band for full-timers not part-timers . |
| 29 | I began to feel that this was a euphemism for " fall from grace " . |
| 30 | The DHAC had proved that new and imaginative methods of protest could make an impact on the Unionist administration at the Guildhall , but for most opponents of the Unionist Party in Derry this was a reason for achieving a greater degree of anti-Unionist unity in order to press home their advantage , not to become equally hostile to the Nationalist Party . |