Example sentences of "was [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 2 | ‘ In order to obtain judicially admissible evidence , US investigators would have to obtain proof that ( i ) a payment was intended for a foreign official , ( ii ) it was made with a corrupt intent , and ( iii ) it was made for a prohibited purpose . |
| 3 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
| 4 | Mr Ferguson felt United were in control until Pointon was dismissed for a crude lunge at United 's goalscorer , Ryan Giggs , in the 55th minute of the derby . |
| 5 | The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation . |
| 6 | A level-top , apart from its looking well , was emphasized for a good economic reason : if the ploughland was level , the drill coulters would bite in at an uniform depth , and sow the seed in the same way ; the ears of corn would then mature at approximately the same time and all the seeds of corn would be approximately the same size . |
| 7 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 8 | His wife Colette suffered facial injuries and nine-year-old son Jamie was treated for a fractured elbow . |
| 9 | One of the men was treated for a minor head injury , a statement said . |
| 10 | In the same sale the top price of £11,700 was given for a twelve-piece Ring 's Pattern set of table cutlery in an oak canteen which was made in Sheffield in 1931 and £950 for a George IV coffee pot of panelled baluster form decorated with acanthus leaf motifs made in London in 1825 , probably by Joseph Angell . |
| 11 | Yeah but what I 'm saying is erm the orange disk was flashing for a long while before the buzzer |
| 12 | Later , an appointment was arranged for a private detective to call at Montpelier Walk . |
| 13 | A score was assigned for a given profile , and computer facilities played a key role in the development of this area . |
| 14 | However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway . |
| 15 | Haygarth Jackson was reappointed for a second term as chairman of Publications and Information Board . |
| 16 | At this point I could have gone home , foreseeing a frustrating week ahead full of missed takes ; nevertheless after a few words ( all unprintable ) from Rick the cat rod was recast for a third time . |
| 17 | What I did n't want was to work for a large organisation . |
| 18 | The row was sparked when Ards full back Tommy Leeman was booked for a late tackle on Linfield 's Lee Doherty . |
| 19 | And when Steve McMahon was booked for a harsh foul on Town 's Steve Whitton in the dying seconds , player-manager Reid 's emotions took over . |
| 20 | He was booked for a wild foul on Carl Bradshaw , so there was an element of justice when his clearance found Rostron and the Owl-in-exile advanced to equalise with a cross-shot that may have been more cross than shot . |
| 21 | These were the very classes whose disruption of bourgeois identity was enabling for a vital , oppositional , and radical modernism . |
| 22 | In Japan , however , government policy avoided this outcome ; the Japanese market was protected and in due course the world semiconductor market was targeted for a concerted Japanese effort . |
| 23 | The deal took place at a public inquiry in 1981 , when the owner , Wedgwood , was applying for a second time for consent to demolish . |
| 24 | On top of this recurrent expenditure , Gloucester was pressing for a major rebuilding programme , to include not only repairs to the castle and town walls , but the construction of 120 new houses at an estimated cost of £1,600 . |
| 25 | On top of this recurrent expenditure , Gloucester was pressing for a major rebuilding programme , to include not only repairs to the castle and town walls , but the construction of 120 new houses at an estimated cost of £1,600 . |
| 26 | A substantial part of the Cabinet was pressing for a quick outcome . |
| 27 | President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines was pressing for a seven-year treaty with an annual US$825 million in compensation ( comprising $400 million in cash grants and the remainder in concessions including debt reductions and trade concessions ) . |
| 28 | In July 1980 , AMES staged its first public demonstration , when the El Calvario church was occupied for a few hours to demand a reduction in the price of basic food stuffs . |
| 29 | After injection , bile was collected for a further three house . |
| 30 | After this , pentagastrin ( 6 µg/kg ) was administered subcutaneously and gastric juice was collected for a further 60 minutes for estimation of maximal and peak acid output . |