Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ At the time , young Steven was working for the Inland Revenue near Strangeways Prison . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Mr. Gillespie was proposed for the Office . |
| 8 | It was purely by chance that Nicholson was cast for the film . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | The QGM was awarded for the ‘ outstanding bravery ’ he displayed in the most difficult and hazardous situations . |
| 11 | The QGM was awarded for the ‘ outstanding bravery ’ he displayed in the most difficult and hazardous situations . |
| 12 | The area of Worcester was chosen for the development of a demonstration community service to replace the local mental hospital , Powick . |
| 13 | This layout was a physical expression of the administrative structure that Hammond was organizing for the office particularly , as Mary Anderson points out , the special status awarded to the Under Secretaries and their political departments , by placing them on the same level as the Secretary of State . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Evidently an ex-LNER man was drafted into the Motive Power Department at Glasgow and his answer to a Pacific shortage at Polmadie was to arrange for the transfer of the engines we had noted , plus 60159 Bonnie Dundee , which appeared shortly after the sightings reported above . |
| 16 | Minutes later Ross was calling for the manageress of the designer-wear department — and imperiously stating his requirements . |
| 17 | An avid Everton supporter , Christopher was nominated for the award by a teacher . |
| 18 | As against the classical , the serenely beautiful , Nietzsche was opting for the archaic . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Tip was recommended for the job . |
| 22 | St Servatius church in Maastricht was restored for the first time in AD 725 . |
| 23 | The camp guards had allowed the baby six months ' life and then , when Elisabeth was selected for the officers ' brothel and her breasts required for purposes other than those of nourishing a Jewish infant , a non-commissioned officer , having polished his boots , drawn up the mess accounts , written an affectionate note to his wife and son and relieved his bladder , took Elisabeth Danziger 's baby from her arms and dashed out its brains against the stone wall outside his office . |
| 24 | IRELAND WAS made for the crack and this band for the hearing . |
| 25 | Yet the DSS was paying for the place and she could have shopped around if she had been provided with the help to do this . |
| 26 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 27 | Ted was signed for the Palace by Manager Jack Tresadern from Preston in the summer of 1934 and had a magnificent first season , only prevented from making full appearances by an injury sustained in our Christmas Day fixture at Torquay . |
| 28 | It was a moonlight night and from 11pm Ted was waiting for the platelayers ' arrival as their company would liven his long shift . |
| 29 | Derwentside 's Laura Jackson was selected for the girls ' 14–16 years 100m freestyle but had to withdraw through injury . |
| 30 | The allegations broke on Tuesday as Jackson was preparing for the first of two concerts in Bangkok , the first stop in the Asian swing of his Dangerous world tour . |