Example sentences of "was [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was silence for a few seconds and then she heard Meredith 's voice : ‘ Not to worry . |
| 32 | There was silence for a few minutes . |
| 33 | There was silence for a few moments . |
| 34 | There was consolation for a treeless landscape in the ever-changing pattern of colour and cloud in the island skies . |
| 35 | Butler 's shot into an empty net was consolation for an earlier effort that struck the bar . |
| 36 | It was time for a radical rethink . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | It was time for a straight talk from Dorothy Hardisty . |
| 39 | Cresci knew , says Menotti wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 40 | He knew , says Menotti a little wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 41 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 42 | All the pieces of the puzzle were in place : it was time for a little conference . |
| 43 | It was time for a last desperate gamble . |
| 44 | Clearly it was time for a vital intervention . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | And then , bang , crash , oh dear , it was time for the regional franchises to be renewed . |
| 47 | Now the two rival versions had been completed , it was time for the multiple power centres of News on Sunday to deliver their verdicts . |
| 48 | It was time for the deadly follow-up — the Offensive Offensive in which John Major would savage his opponents , even if they were sitting on the benches behind him . |
| 49 | With the housecoat made up and endless hurdles overcome , it was time for the real test — replacing the clothes stand with a model . |
| 50 | It was time for the Other Woman to go back to America . |
| 51 | Back at Kabrit there was time for the planned reorganization . |
| 52 | We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes . |
| 53 | After working out with the region 's most promising 12- to 14-year-olds , it was time for the main event . |
| 54 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 55 | Day three was spent at the lowest place on earth — 1400 ft below sea level — the Dead Sea and , after visiting the ancient palace of Herod the Great at Masada , it was time for the obligatory float in the Dead Sea . |
| 56 | Perks appeared when it was time for the 11.54 to arrive . |
| 57 | In making this break with tradition , James , it seems , had come to the conclusion that it was time for the intellectual elite to shut up and listen to the workers for a change for it was they who were at the sharp end of the production system and therefore they who first sensed any changes in patterns of production . |
| 58 | A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places . |
| 59 | With the advent of Venturous , it was time for the old Vigilant to bow out and she was taken out of service in May 1962 when Venturous was commissioned and became operational . |