Example sentences of "was [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless the Spanish translation of Rousseau 's Social Contract could appeal to a ‘ son of Padilla ’ ; it was enthusiasm for the parliamentary institutions of medieval Spain which allowed the Cortes of Cadiz to present a constitution , founded on the constitutions of Revolutionary France , as the culmination of the ‘ true ’ constitutional development of Spain . |
| 2 | The coverage of the new business park was encouraging , however , as it showed that Scotswood had not been forgotten , and there was hope for a better future . |
| 3 | The weather was kind for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Henley Golf Club which were held last weekend and large numbers of members and friends attended and were very appreciative of the arrangements which had been made . |
| 4 | My recollection was that it was £250 for a great deal of work and endless consultations with courteous BBC representatives who were terrified by my refusal to produce a total text ( since I can only give plausibility to anything I say when there is at least an element extemporised ) and refused to accept my positive assurances that I was as unlikely to dry up as the Thames . |
| 5 | There was provision for a general exchequer ( i.e. , rate support ) grant to Counties and County Boroughs , to cover losses on the rates and total losses on grants , including payments towards the salaries of medical officers of health , public vaccinators etc . |
| 6 | For while Hartnell was couture for the older royals , its demise followed the shocking news that the higher-profile Edina Ronay house , which counts Princess Diana and the Duchess of York among its customers , is in serious trouble . |
| 7 | The average charge for an overnight stay in such historic surroundings was £16 for the four of us , including breakfast . |
| 8 | In 1973–74 the firm made a profit of £26,719 after tax ; the starting pay of some of the workers was £28 for a 40-hour week . |
| 9 | Z's action for conversion failed : Y Bank was agent for an undisclosed principal , Z Bank , and the defendants were entitled to act on Y's consent . |
| 10 | All this was shorthand for a simple warning : that if the Syrians pull out of west Beirut , the militias would go to war again in its streets , and there would be nothing the Christians could do about it . |
| 11 | Among the issues discussed was compensation for the 800 Volhynian Czechs who moved to Czechoslovakia after the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 [ see pp. 34460-62 ] . |
| 12 | There was psychoanalysis for the status-conscious and assertiveness training for those with low self-esteem . |
| 13 | But that there was need for a substantial change in British society was a widespread conclusion . |
| 14 | Chameau , camel , was slang for an old courtesan . |
| 15 | As it was , to Pétain , mindful of the chaos he had witnessed on the icy road the day of his arrival , there was room for every possible doubt . |
| 16 | Except that there was no way Third World countries could develop that fast : there was room for no more than a handful of South Koreas or Singapores , ready to beat the West at its own game . |
| 17 | At last there was room for a central bureau of information , which went a long way to reducing the confusion caused by overlapping responsibilities . |
| 18 | Perhaps alongside giants like Oz and It there was room for an A5-sized fold-out paper devoted exclusively to listings . |
| 19 | The Communists were at variance with all their previous allies and there was room for an alternative viewpoint . |
| 20 | In all fields , there was still much that was unknown : in Herbert Spencer 's philosophy , and in Tyndall 's Belfast address , there was room for the unknowable ; but it seemed reasonable to hope that under pressure from inquiring minds this would shrink , if not ultimately wither away altogether . |
| 21 | The risk-free rate of interest was 5% for the six months , and the futures delivery price was the index multiplied by £25 . |
| 22 | In 1963 , however , Clark was champion for the first time , after winning a record seven rounds , and at 27 he became the youngest-ever world champion . |
| 23 | Champion for a second time in 1983 , he teamed up with Nigel Mansell at Williams in 1986 and a year later was champion for the third time . |
| 24 | Top price in the dairy section was £1,340 for a calved Friesian heifer from W J Kirkland , Dungannon . |
| 25 | When the right job did turn up , it was relief for the frustrated star , but it also signalled the end of his marriage . |
| 26 | I therefore conclude , though not without some doubt , that there was consideration for the new agreement … . |
| 27 | If I am right in the conclusion reached with some doubt earlier that there was consideration for the 10 per cent . |
| 28 | Whilst I had nothing in the way of academy to display , I had won an open competition at the YMCA Baghdad Tennis Tournament , and was scrum-half for a 15 that was scratched up to play odd sides like the Palestine Police , or a crew from a Red Sea sloop on a visit . |
| 29 | However , there was concern for the two survivors aboard the lifeboat , who were severely seasick , and an attempt was made to land them at St Abbs . |
| 30 | It 's a concern for the tobacco industry , because right from the days they started targeting women , earlier on in the century , the slogan was reach for a Lucky erm ma , not for a sweet . |