Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Tynedale Fenwicks and the Liddesdale Elliots were involved for a long time in a savage , unyielding feud ; and the Armstrongs , among their many clashes , quarrelled simultaneously with the Scottish Turnbulls and Johnstones and with the English Bells , while the Bells were also feuding with the English Grahams . |
| 2 | Fasting was maintained for a further 2 hours , after which a normal diet was permitted . |
| 3 | Fasting was maintained for a minimum of six hours . |
| 4 | Joel Gascoyne was apprenticed for a period of seven years from 21 October 1668 to John Thornton . |
| 5 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 6 | Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time . |
| 7 | Since 1965 , when the Communist party of Indonesia was blamed for an attempted coup and banned , and hundreds of thousands of communists were killed or sent to prison , the legal instrument most often used to curb political offences has been the Anti-Subversion Law . |
| 8 | After his arrest , the vermilion red Metro car belonging to 51-year-old Michael Sams was used for the demonstration , which proved that the bin would fit into the back of the vehicle , still allowing the tail-gate to be shut . |
| 9 | Jay 's heart knew better , was utterly sure , given the picture of the swing , that Lucy was poised for a recklessly brilliant let go . |
| 10 | In elections held on March 28-30 , President Robert Mugabe was re-elected for a further term , and his ruling ZANU-PF party won 116 of the 120 elective seats in a restructured 150-member House of Assembly . |
| 11 | He fined himself a week 's wages for joining in a shouting match with Linfield officials after Tommy Leeman was booked for a tackle on Lee Doherty . |
| 12 | The row was sparked when Ards full back Tommy Leeman was booked for a late tackle on Linfield 's Lee Doherty . |
| 13 | However the bad news is that because Rocky was dropped for the game ( not even on the bench ) he ‘ walked out ’ of the club on Friday night . |
| 14 | It became the permanent home of the German race with the exception of 1959 when the race was staged at Avus , and 1970 when Hockenheim was used for the first time . |
| 15 | The sermon was regarded as an attack on the Revolution , since it implied that James II should not have been overthrown , and Sacheverell was impeached for a " malicious , scandalous and seditious libel " . |
| 16 | Mr. Gillespie was proposed for the Office . |
| 17 | Six groups of general practitioners in the north east of Scotland were identified for the exercise in the first three months of 1990 — five in Grampian and one in Tayside . |
| 18 | It was purely by chance that Nicholson was cast for the film . |
| 19 | Additionally the GLC was empowered to give the LTE general directions , and the approval of the GLC was required for the general level and structure of fares to be charged by the LTE ( section 11 ) . |
| 20 | In February 1989 , when the Louvre was closed for a month , museum experts under the direction of Lola Faillant-Dumas examined the ‘ Marriage at Cana ’ with infra-red reflectography , using a Hamatsu camera attached to a screen for immediate visualisation . |
| 21 | The Democratic Labour Party ( DLP ) government of Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford was returned for a second five-year term at a general election on Jan. 22 . |
| 22 | The QGM was awarded for the ‘ outstanding bravery ’ he displayed in the most difficult and hazardous situations . |
| 23 | The QGM was awarded for the ‘ outstanding bravery ’ he displayed in the most difficult and hazardous situations . |
| 24 | The area of Worcester was chosen for the development of a demonstration community service to replace the local mental hospital , Powick . |
| 25 | During the 1890s , Millbottom was run for a time in conjunction with Days Mill . |
| 26 | At the Apollo 16 landing site ejecta from the crater South Ray was examined for the effects of exposure and it is estimated to have been exposed on the surface for about 2 Ma . |
| 27 | An avid Everton supporter , Christopher was nominated for the award by a teacher . |
| 28 | This was achieved when Russia was rewarded for the benevolent neutrality she had maintained while Prussia redrew the map of central Europe : in 1870 she was able to renounce the clauses without risking diplomatic isolation . |
| 29 | Barclay reveals that Johannesburg was chosen for the build-up because the altitude is similar to Kenya and the players have been there before , though Ireland , if they are also accepted into the AMC , will restrict their build-up to a week in Kenya before the tournament . |
| 30 | Tip was recommended for the job . |