Example sentences of "was [verb] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The money that er we raised in the Soviet Union was intended for the families of miners who had suffered as a result of the strike . |
| 2 | Dobbs flight was headed for Birmingham airport , but police are in no doubt the cocaine was intended for the streets of Gloucester . |
| 3 | ft. building was erected for the machinists and cutters as well as for garment distribution . |
| 4 | His wife Rita was treated for the effects of smoke . |
| 5 | The award was given for the Pensions Special report , produced for members of the pension scheme in May 1992 by the pensions department . |
| 6 | When a signal was given for the ladies to retire , leaving the men to their port and cigars , Sarah hurried to the kitchen , scurrying like a rabbit for shelter . |
| 7 | No reason was given for the changes . |
| 8 | She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food . |
| 9 | No official reason was given for the dismissals but commentators interpreted them as adding to the shift of power from the police to the Army . |
| 10 | There is no record of where the papingo was placed for the contests held during the first century of the Kilwinning Society of Archers . |
| 11 | The only way to change the Court was to wait for the justices ( of whom there were nine ) either to die or retire , and appoint replacements who would support the New Deal . |
| 12 | And the stone seats beside the fire would be replaced with benches , once Cameron brought the rest of the spare timber he had promised from the linen mill he was building for the Flemyngs at Aberfeldy . |
| 13 | The original coal and iron concerns of Butterley were expanded , and engineering work was undertaken for the railways . |
| 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 | When Professor Tidy sat down , worse was to come for the defendants , as a plethora of witnesses placed every permutation of the four in or about the vicinity at various times that evening . |
| 16 | All these were themes of some contemporary importance , and , as we see from the Treasurer 's reports , money was voted for the expenses of the various eminent people drawing them up . |
| 17 | Broad peaks were observed in these regions in d5'GMP at 7.2°C , although no assignment was reported for the peaks near 10p.p.m .. |
| 18 | A $9 million charge was included for the costs of the October 17 earthquake . |
| 19 | Among the men the discussion of politics , the destruction of game , or the dissipation of the ale house was substituted for the duties of their occupation during the former part of the week , and in the remaining three or four days a sufficiency was earned for defraying the current expenses . |
| 20 | The parade was organised for the players and the public but the day was even more special for 13-year-old Julian Stewart , a sufferer of cerebral palsy . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , by not extending the underskull over the chin , and by covering the lower part of the mask fabric in hair , enough jaw movement was permitted for the actors to convey speech with some realism . |
| 22 | On appeal , it was argued for the miners that the instructions to turn back were unlawful , and the police had no power to require them to turn back . |
| 23 | It was argued for the defendants that the wife would not be liable to tax on the damages she received , while her lost income would have been taxable in her hands , and that therefore she should be awarded damages in respect of her net loss after deducting tax . |
| 24 | But because the scandal broke at the time when one of the most popular pastimes in Yugoslavia was hunting for the scalps of former politicians , the moment the British press reported the involvement of Yugoslav diplomats , Tito 's family and the Yugoslav National Army , the silver became interesting . |
| 25 | Occupying their own apartments at the palace and giving little heed to the prevailing rumour that the king was unwell , neither she nor Joan was prepared for the tidings they received on that April afternoon . |
| 26 | Even so , I do n't believe I was prepared for the facts . |
| 27 | The same method was applied for the ends of the coach and the partitions . |
| 28 | I first started to write at school and I 'd charge a few pence for each story — you should have seen what I was writing for the girls . |
| 29 | Looking now at the actual differences in digestion between the different predator species , they can be divided into a number of categories as was done for the molars . |
| 30 | The chance of stardom beckoned after Maureen read that the Civic Theatre was looking for a corgi to appear alongside the Queen in the Roald Dahl play . |