Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grounds of Midway Manor were transformed for the evening , with a candlelit drive leading guests up to the manor house where hot air balloons offered rides above the parkland . |
| 2 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 3 | Those theses with related papers being published several years before submission were presented for the degree of D Sc , which , as previously described , is granted on the basis of a scientist 's record of published work in a subject field . |
| 4 | Those theses with related papers being published several years before submission were presented for the degree of D Sc , which , as previously described , is granted on the basis of a scientist 's record of published work in a subject field . |
| 5 | Tom Foley , the speaker of the House of Representatives , has said that if the president were to ask for the authority to use force , there is a presumption that he would get it . |
| 6 | State aid was accepted for the school , although the Church still retained some control . |
| 7 | Ferranti 's capacity to deliver had been in doubt because of its financial problems following the September 1989 revelation of a major alleged fraud scandal , but on Jan. 23 a deal was announced for the sale of Ferranti 's radar division Ferranti Defence Systems to GEC , which would merge it into GEC-Marconi . |
| 8 | Growing sugar and preparing it for shipping to London was harder work than growing and curing tobacco , and a much larger labour force was needed for the process of harvesting the cane and crushing it which had to be done in a very short period of time . |
| 9 | It is on a much smaller scale than those held just after the Second World War when animals and livestock were included and a show ring was erected for the horse and pony events . |
| 10 | The priory was plundered of its stones for Southover Grange , built for William Newton in 1572 , and Southover Manor was constructed for the Earl of Dorset 's steward to live in suitable style . |
| 11 | Ostenecrosis was mentioned for the first time when the patient was seen by an orthopaedic surgeon with new radiographs ( see Figs 1 and 3 ) 30 months after the first bowel symptoms . |
| 12 | At 31 March 1991 , Harland Simon held 50% of the equity share capital of Perfect Information but did not treat this as an associated undertaking because the investment was held for the short term and was disposed of in August 1991 . |
| 13 | was also licensed in Florida , where a two hour course on AIDS was needed for the renewal of the licence . |
| 14 | PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT TO MARK the 21st anniversary of the Benson & Hedges Cup , a special trophy was created for the most consistent player of the 1992 tournament . |
| 15 | ‘ The lads were tremendous and the club was run for the players . |
| 16 | The African continent was selected for the pilot project , and in 1987 a national environmental database for Uganda was established , using existing data and information derived from remotely-sensed images . |
| 17 | A massive police search was launched for the former paratrooper involving 25 officers , a search and rescue team , dogs and horses . |
| 18 | The Old Testament was written for the people of Israel — the people who looked back to Jacob ( = Israel ) as their common ancestor and to Abraham as the founder of their nation . |
| 19 | The most passionate prejudice was reserved for the Jews . |
| 20 | Dobbs flight was headed for Birmingham airport , but police are in no doubt the cocaine was intended for the streets of Gloucester . |
| 21 | Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood 's bleak view of an anti-feminist future was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1986 . |
| 22 | The programme was changed for the final to allow her to make unlimited unforced errors , and after holding points to win the first four games , which she did n't , she hardly raised a challenge . |
| 23 | The aim of the research was to prepare for the development of a full proposal on ‘ The Management of Technical Uncertainty ’ . |
| 24 | The study was conducted for the Bank Administrative Institute , an industry think-tank , by FMCG Capital Strategies , a financial-services consultancy . |
| 25 | The study was undertaken for the AA Foundation for Road Safety Research by the department of Psychology and the transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton . |
| 26 | But Pearl 's study was criticized for the non-randomness of his sample . |
| 27 | So , in addition to regulations for worship ( festivals , sacrifices , etc. ) , detailed guidance was given for the preservation of ritual purity . |
| 28 | That is strange , for the boat was moored for the last night and the river was calm . |
| 29 | Much more golf was being played and a 72 record entry was achieved for the Captain 's Prize . |
| 30 | If therapy was needed for the child , they wanted to share in the offering of help and particularly valued taking part with the workers in life-story work . |