Example sentences of "was [noun sg] 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 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | There was psychoanalysis for the status-conscious and assertiveness training for those with low self-esteem . |
| 7 | But that there was need for a substantial change in British society was a widespread conclusion . |
| 8 | Chameau , camel , was slang for an old courtesan . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | At last there was room for a central bureau of information , which went a long way to reducing the confusion caused by overlapping responsibilities . |
| 11 | Perhaps alongside giants like Oz and It there was room for an A5-sized fold-out paper devoted exclusively to listings . |
| 12 | The Communists were at variance with all their previous allies and there was room for an alternative viewpoint . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | When the right job did turn up , it was relief for the frustrated star , but it also signalled the end of his marriage . |
| 15 | I therefore conclude , though not without some doubt , that there was consideration for the new agreement … . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Short was co-driver for the British hope David Llewellin , but on Tuesday their British-prepared Toyota Celica crashed out of the five-day , 2,000-mile event . |
| 18 | Here was cause for a new constitutional theory that would ease the liberal orthodoxy aside as at odds with the facts in order to describe , explain , and laud , the essentials of the new liberal-democratic constitution — a constitution in which there was an uneasy , and ultimately unstable , mix of the limited government of liberalism with the popular participation and equality of democracy . |
| 19 | You would think it was cause for a massive celebration . |
| 20 | There was consolation for a treeless landscape in the ever-changing pattern of colour and cloud in the island skies . |
| 21 | It was time for a radical rethink . |
| 22 | Then it was time for a rousing chorus of happy birthday from the boys of Belmont Abbey school , where Father Francis once taught Latin , French and Mathematics . |
| 23 | It was time for a straight talk from Dorothy Hardisty . |
| 24 | Cresci knew , says Menotti wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 25 | He knew , says Menotti a little wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 26 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 27 | All the pieces of the puzzle were in place : it was time for a little conference . |
| 28 | Clearly it was time for a vital intervention . |
| 29 | Then , medal safely tucked away , it was time for an impromptu picnic out of the boot of the limosine , and do a little celebrity spotting . |
| 30 | And then , bang , crash , oh dear , it was time for the regional franchises to be renewed . |