Example sentences of "there [was/were] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After I had been at the Bedford Institution for a few years there were changes for the better . |
| 2 | There were doubles for the Teessiders in the colts 800 metres ( Fernando Whitworth 2:23.7 and Neal Cotton 2:29.0 ) , boys discus ( Stephen Birse 28.02m and Mark Earl 22.80m ) , youths hammer ( Wayne Gibson 53.96 metres and David Waller 41.52 metres ) , youths steeplechase ( Stephen Helm 4:37.8 and Glen Harland 4:51.0 ) and the youths 3,000 metres ( Kevin Mace 9:30.9 and Paul Bentley 9:39.8 ) while Barry O'Brien scored a double in the youths 200 and 400 metres and Ian Taylor in the shot and hammer . |
| 3 | There were deeds for the family home in Jaffa , in the name of his father and dated 1 August 1930 , and a map of the Abu Khadras ' mortgaged orange orchards at Barqa around the Wadi al Gharbi on the road from Jaffa to Ashqelon . |
| 4 | If there were problems for the disabled they could be ironed out . |
| 5 | There were advantages for the Board in deploying all but a few of its full-time teachers as subject-specialist staff tutors based in Cambridge — notably the fact that there would be little problem in constructing a viable programme for each one , with the whole of the Board 's area to cover . |
| 6 | There were advantages for the consumer in the close links between the centres and the enforcement mechanisms of Trading Standards Departments . |
| 7 | This was certainly an underestimate , and altogether between 1962 and 1976 there were records for the breeding season from 35 sites involving a possible 38 pairs ; breeding was proved in 12 sites . |
| 8 | Despite these unpromising signs , there were reasons for the Reaganites to hope that they might be able to succeed in the House . |
| 9 | Michael also felt that there were spin-offs for the content of lessons : |
| 10 | A few years later there were proposals for a National Curriculum in England and Wales under the law — a law which would provide , according to the government , ‘ a framework not a straitjacket ’ . |
| 11 | There were proposals for a telephone price information service at 38p a minute for private clients . |
| 12 | At the time of writing there was still no official tally of the art losses , but there were fears for a a massive equestrian portrait of George III by William Beechey , which hung in the private dining room . |
| 13 | Although George was disappointed that Scotland narrowly lost the senior title to England in a shoot-off after a draw , there were compensations for the team with three other trophies , the Captain 's Cup , the Dragon Cup and the Thistle Cup . |
| 14 | Third there was some inconsistency ; here the argument curiously was that though there were powers for the control over the demolition of certain buildings there was no overall system . |
| 15 | Earlier this year there were calls for a public inquiry into the Government 's use of statistics and constraints on research , from the social statistics section of the RSS , from the Association of Social Research Organisations and from the Social Research Association . |
| 16 | But there were calls for a shift to a more supportive role for industry from more sympathetic ministers . |
| 17 | There were calls for the resignation of coach Kevin Ashcroft as Salford went down to another heavy defeat , 36-12 at home to a Bradford side inspired by their Canberra Raider , Ivan Henjak . |
| 18 | At the local level , too , there were calls for the maximum amount of latitude in self-administration . |
| 19 | It had become clear over the ensuing years that the requirements concerning collective worship had increasingly been disregarded by schools , and there were calls for the introduction of a more flexible system as well as suggestions that as a concept collective worship in school was outmoded and out of line with the more secular society in Britain , and should , therefore , be abandoned altogether . |
| 20 | The conference took place at a time of great political turmoil , and there were calls for the resignation of President Collor and an end to corruption . |
| 21 | At mass demonstrations in Baku there were calls for the Azerbaijan authorities either to reassert full sovereignty over Nagorny Karabakh or to resign . |
| 22 | Portraits of former communist dictator Enver Hoxha and of the current President , Ramiz Alia , were burned at rallies in Tirana on Oct. 6 , and there were calls for the arrest of Hoxha 's widow , Nexhmije Hoxha . |
| 23 | There were calls for the splitting of the Bailiff 's combined functions , those of judge and of Deputy President of the island 's parliament , the Assembly of the States . |
| 24 | In particular there were calls for the resignation of the state Interior Minister , Lothar Kupfer , who initially expressed " a certain understanding " for the rioters . |
| 25 | And there were calls for the theatre to close as it had become a big drain on local council finances . |
| 26 | And their performance was so popular with the watching crowd that there were calls for the return of the stocks . |
| 27 | And then there were hats for every occasion , sunglasses , sportswear and even the questionable piece of advice that a firm corset would prevent seasickness . |
| 28 | Edwin Montagu was accused of anti-British motives for his Indian policy ; with Reading as Viceroy there were openings for the diehards " latent anti-semitism . |
| 29 | There were queues for the meeting , many could not get in , war-songs of the Liberal party were sung , they greeted the speaker with ‘ For he 's a jolly good fellow ’ . |
| 30 | From St Paul 's Cathedral to Putney Vale Crematorium did not seem such a short distance to the neighbours , such was their generous enthusiasm for Donald 's interment , and when they heard there were plans for a memorial service at Wimbledon Parish Church , some people said it was even better to do it this way . |