Example sentences of "[was/were] in [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minnie and Dympna were in church for the Requiem Mass , but sat apart from the family . |
| 2 | The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 . |
| 3 | In September 1767 Leopold took his family once more to Vienna , where festivities were in preparation for the wedding of an archduchess . |
| 4 | In some cases this appears to have been due to privileged access to knowledge not yet available to those lower down the hierarchy , as in cases where plans were in preparation for the closure , merging or reorganisation of schools being proposed . |
| 5 | In 1941 , during the filming of Manpower , tension grew between Raft and co-star Edward G Robinson — they were in competition for the affections of Marlene Dietrich , besides which , Raft resented Robinson 's persistent advice on how to play his part . |
| 6 | After independence in Nigeria , for example , political conflict soon became conflict between sectional groups mobilized to support the political wings of the bourgeoisie who were in competition for the spoils of office . |
| 7 | And as he had her , he emitted grunts which he hoped were in character for the director of a man-made fibres company . |
| 8 | S 69 , FA 1985 , which replaced ss 124 , 125 , CGTA 1979 , and is itself now part of the Taxation of Capital Gains Act 1992 , makes it clear that , in connection with a retirement relief claim , a disposal of business assets is a disposal of the whole or part of a business , or a disposal of one or more assets which , at the time at which a business ceased to be carried on , were in use for the purposes of that business . |
| 9 | Last academic year 778 full-time students were in training for the ministry — it 's a flow that will maintain present manning levels , but no more . |
| 10 | Des was telling me about when they were in training for the Commandos . |
| 11 | By then , though , the television cameras were in place for the wedding , the cake had been baked , the crowds were already gathering on the pavement and the sense of happy anticipation was almost palpable . |
| 12 | There was a lot of support from your colleagues if you were in trouble for the very reason that they knew if they gave you help , you 'd automatically give it them . |
| 13 | At the time of the revolt , the Queen and the Court were in residence for the summer at San Sebastian on Spain 's northern coast and once it became clear that her reign was at an end , Isabella crossed the frontier into France , asking Napoleon III for political asylum . |
| 14 | Another source said the FBI had a theory that the bombing was in retaliation for the Gulf War . |
| 15 | A statement by the Protestant Action Force — a cover name often used by the banned Protestant paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force — said that the attack was in retaliation for the attempted murder by the Provisional IRA of Margaret Cooke , the widow of a policeman , in Londonderry the week before . |
| 16 | The introduction of the CET was in preparation for the removal of all barriers to intra-regional trade scheduled for July 1991 , and the establishment of a single CARICOM market by 1993 . |
| 17 | In addition , a " Special Period in Times of Peace " plan had already been put into effect to cope with dwindling supplies from the Soviet Union and eastern Europe , and an " Option Zero " of extreme economic cutbacks and food rationing was in preparation for the time when Soviet oil shipments finally ceased . |
| 18 | The statement claimed that the bombing was in revenge for the assassination of Musawi . |
| 19 | From Murray Rudkin 's lineout work , Lee threw out an inviting flat pass to the intruding Thomson , the impressive Kenny Milligan bludgeoned on and Rudkin was in support for the try . |
| 20 | Mr. Flack 's own interest began in 1934 when he was in court for the libel case brought against the MGM film company who had made a film about Rasputin . |
| 21 | Mr Graham confirmed it was in order for the NGC to offer alternative routes for the inquiry 's consideration . |
| 22 | He was in time for the last flight of the night back to Jeddah . |
| 23 | He was in demand for the hearing of confessions and made a little chapel for this purpose on the ground floor of his house . |
| 24 | Grain output rose by 6% , and wheat was in surplus for the first time in four years . |
| 25 | The near £5m annual budget was in surplus for the year by more than £139,000 swelled by a £53,000 surplus from previous years to almost £193,000 . |
| 26 | Joyce then had the task of making sure each child was in place for the morning " Holiness " meeting , while Captain and Mrs Burrows welcomed people as they arrived . |
| 27 | Bede says that he was in exile for the purposes of study and he subsequently described him as a most learned man ( HE V , 12 ) . |
| 28 | Within two weeks , Michael was in hospital for the replacing of the enlarged vessel . |