Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [vb pp] 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Mr. Gillespie was proposed for the Office . |
| 7 | It was purely by chance that Nicholson was cast for the film . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | The QGM was awarded for the ‘ outstanding bravery ’ he displayed in the most difficult and hazardous situations . |
| 10 | The QGM was awarded for the ‘ outstanding bravery ’ he displayed in the most difficult and hazardous situations . |
| 11 | The area of Worcester was chosen for the development of a demonstration community service to replace the local mental hospital , Powick . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | An avid Everton supporter , Christopher was nominated for the award by a teacher . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Tip was recommended for the job . |
| 17 | St Servatius church in Maastricht was restored for the first time in AD 725 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | IRELAND WAS made for the crack and this band for the hearing . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Derwentside 's Laura Jackson was selected for the girls ' 14–16 years 100m freestyle but had to withdraw through injury . |
| 22 | A woolly-jumpered Colin Wilson was photographed for the press in his Notting Hill bedsit and under the tree in Hampstead Heath where he had worked on his best-seller The Outsider , a paean to the existential rebel Wilson wished to be . |
| 23 | The Manor of Halling was run for the Bishop by a bailiff , for we find in 1268 he was cross examined in an inquisition at the Manor of Halling . |
| 24 | Paris was packed for the occasion . |
| 25 | At the summit the United Kingdom was represented for the first time by John Major , who had replaced Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on Nov. 28 [ see pp. 37839-40 ] . |
| 26 | The selectors have long refused to hear a strident case for Carlisle Best , and locals were also miffed that Desmond Haynes was overlooked for the West Indies captaincy . |
| 27 | His wife Rita was treated for the effects of smoke . |
| 28 | RONNIE O'Sullivan was beaten for the first time in 25 snooker matches last night — Dave Finbow thrashed him 5-0 in the Dubai Classic . |
| 29 | 1839 Henley Regatta was held for the first time . |
| 30 | As chancellor of the University of Glasgow , the Duke of Montrose was solicited for the scholarships in the University 's gift tenable at the University of Oxford , known as Snell 's exhibitions , while Sir James Grant of Grant was constantly being asked for bursaries for students at the University of St. Andrews . |