Example sentences of "was [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spare Rib was already well established , and was joined for a period by the Leveller , another collective magazine , and the East End News , which produced the first attempt to appeal to ‘ the masses ’ of East London by dressing up Right-On concerns in chirpy Chas'n'Dave-style modernized Cockney . |
| 2 | Like many German poets of his age , he came from a clerical family and was intended for the church . |
| 3 | There was a special , elaborately canopied seat high on the stern , which we may suppose was intended for the ship 's captain , and a row of twenty oarsmen on each side of the ship . |
| 4 | Prepared jointly by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Works , with advice from the Ministry of Town and Country Planning on matters of site planning and layout , it was intended for the guidance of local authorities — who , it was presumed would be undertaking most of the post-war redevelopment . |
| 5 | However , here he was at pains to point out that ‘ although this work was intended for an appendix to the Gardeners Dictionary , yet it may be reckoned a complete performance in itself independent to that ’ . |
| 6 | He said it was not clear whether the device was intended for an animal or a person ’ . |
| 7 | He was remanded for a week . |
| 8 | No plea was made and the girl was remanded for a week for further inquiries . |
| 9 | It is on a much smaller scale than those held just after the Second World War when animals and livestock were included and a show ring was erected for the horse and pony events . |
| 10 | The girl was checked for a moment , then laughed . |
| 11 | For an elliptical crack Inglis 's stress concentration factor is : Though this was calculated for an ellipse it turns out that it is very nearly accurate for any sharp re-entrant or notch . |
| 12 | The grill was heated for a chop , tomatoes were cut up , and a small packet of frozen peas tipped out of its wrapping into a saucepan . |
| 13 | The convoy was halted for a time by protesters at Dalreoch , on the Dumbarton-Helensburgh road , again at Helensburgh and on the third occasion at the protest camp at the gates to the base . |
| 14 | Ferry traffic was halted for a week in December because of fears that refugees might hijack the vessel to the United States . |
| 15 | Under the direction of the control tower , all went as normal and the Stratocruiser was aligned for a landing on runway 31 . |
| 16 | Dykstra started the season behind Billy Thomson in the pecking order at Fir Park , but even though the former Dundee United man was recalled for a game after Dykstra let in ten goals in three matches , the roles have now been reversed . |
| 17 | All treatment was withdrawn for a minimum of two weeks , after which inclusion in the trial depended on a diastolic blood pressure >105 mm Hg . |
| 18 | The National Dairy Council was reprimanded for an advertisement headlined : ‘ Worried about Osteoporosis ? |
| 19 | An ambitious plan was formed for a bridge of boats to be constructed so that an attack on the mainland could be mounted . |
| 20 | Five minutes later Hibs Gordon Hunter was dismissed for a foul on Hateley , leaving Rangers with a comfortable last 25 minutes . |
| 21 | No more was heard for a while about how the Masai were straining to get at the Kikuyu . |
| 22 | Sorry I do n't think that was heard for the record Mr . |
| 23 | She was treated for a cut on her head but the injury was not serious and she is continuing her holiday in Cyprus . |
| 24 | Stewart Hickman , 20 , of Gloucester Terrace , Haswell Plough , near Durham , was remanded in custody until Wednesday by Chester-le-Street magistrates yesterday charged with grievous bodily harm with intent , reckless driving and other motoring offences following an incident in which a policeman was treated for a neck injury and bruising after being hit by a car he was attempting to stop . |
| 25 | Total secrecy surrounded the morning surgery in Nottingham 's Queen 's Medical Centre where he was treated for an arm injury two years ago , after falling from his polo pony . |
| 26 | Sarella 's heart was wrung for a moment as she remembered how hard Marc was on his younger brother . |
| 27 | At the beginning of September approval was given for the part sale of Israel Chemicals ( IC ) , the most profitable state enterprise with the eventual goal of reducing the state 's holding in the company to 28 per cent . |
| 28 | No reason was given for the departure of Rourke at the time , and this only served to intensify speculation . |
| 29 | Finally , permission was given for the ferry to resume its scheduled services from 9am today . |
| 30 | Here permission was given for the construction of a large courtyard development of twenty-six houses and flats , quite out of character with the compact eighteenth-century house , in the belief that the profits yielded from the sale of the flats would go back into the house . |