Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was MP for Downton from 1831 to 1832 , but the borough was destined for abolition in the Reform Act of 1832 . |
| 2 | His purchase of Kidder Peabody soured when the New York investment bank 's top deal-maker was jailed for insider trading . |
| 3 | His remedy was to sue for breach of contract . |
| 4 | The best policy would be a middle approach whereby economic and military aid was provided for south Korea in the hope that this could give sufficient strength for the regime to survive . |
| 5 | After an event the memory card was transferred for analysis . |
| 6 | The deal was cleared for take-off by British and European regulators , despite protests from BA 's rivals . |
| 7 | In the centre of the plan of the eastern half of the building , the original grain-storage silo structure of the warehouse was retained for use as a lift , staircase and refuse chute ( Fig 58 ) . |
| 8 | Senior officers did not even visit the ground before approving the ground control plan , and the club was criticised for lack of rescue and medical equipment , and inadequate signposting to steer any latecomers away from full terraces . |
| 9 | Consequently a search was made for histamine antagonists which blocked the H2 receptor . |
| 10 | Starting in 1968 , the whole adult population registered with the Glyncorrwg practice was screened for hypertension by a system of case finding supplemented by call up on a five year cycle . |
| 11 | A driver whose vehicle collided with the parked car was treated for shock but otherwise unhurt . |
| 12 | A small quantity of substances in the car was sent for analysis but Scotland Yard said there was ‘ no evidence whatsoever ’ of drugs dealing . |
| 13 | The plaintiff had not consented to run the risk of injury as he had checked on whether the car was covered for passenger 's insurance . |
| 14 | There will be one group within the BMC and climbing that will say it was n't really a competition and that the rule was invented for television spectaculars . |
| 15 | The boat was making for Tower Bridge , round the distant bend to Rain 's right ; the tide was running out towards Limehouse Reach , beyond the long sweep of river to her left . |
| 16 | Laparotomy was performed for diagnosis or treatment , or both , in 50 cases . |
| 17 | The offering was managed for FIserv by Morgan Stanley & Co Inc , Merrill Lynch & Co and Robert W Baird & Co Inc . |
| 18 | No effect was seen for sex . |
| 19 | Below them , on the far side , and the various storage compartments , sliding desk , etc. described in the text ; on the near side is the hatch covering the box extension into which the legs could be stretched when the carriage was used for sleeping . |
| 20 | And her soft , full-lipped mouth was made for kissing . |
| 21 | Of the 363 homosexual men who tested HIV-1 positive , 80 ( 22% ) had an acute sexually transmitted disease diagnosed at the time blood was collected for investigation of syphilis . |
| 22 | At the same time as blood was obtained for leukocyte labelling , 10 ml were dispensed into 40 ml of citrate-phosphate-dextrose solution containing trisodium citrate dihydrate 3 ( w/v ) ; sodium dihydrogen phosphate 0.015 ( w/v ) ; dextrose 0.2 ( w/v ) at pH of 6.9 . |
| 23 | At the time of sacrifice , blood was obtained for measurement of serum calcium , phosphate , and albumin . |
| 24 | On admission blood was taken for haematology and biochemistry and for leukocyte and red cell labelling . |
| 25 | Data were recorded at clinic visits every two weeks , at which time blood was taken for measurement of fructosamine concentrations . |
| 26 | Rosslyn realised that the horse was asking for help , and that his manners had n't just experienced a mysterious and miraculous change for the better during the course of the day ! |
| 27 | baby-faced double killer was jailed for life … without revealing why he murdered two pretty teenagers . |
| 28 | Reg. v. Grant and Hewitt , 12 J.L.R. 585 , although it adds nothing to the established principles , is an example of inconsistent previous statements wrongly withheld by the Crown at the trial but properly , if belatedly , disclosed on appeal , so that a conviction depending on evidence of identification was quashed for want of a fair trial . |
| 29 | Velvet curtains swished gracefully aside once more and the scene was set for act three . |
| 30 | The scene was set for progress towards a modern network . |