Example sentences of "and [was/were] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serjeant was then stricken with severe arthritis and was for a period chair-bound . |
| 2 | Pain entered my left arm and was for a short time , half a minute or so , quite hurtful . |
| 3 | He also subscribed to Reuters ( received in morse by radio ) and was for a while a Reuters correspondent in the region . |
| 4 | Powell began an irrigation survey in 1888 under the auspices of the US Geological Survey and was for a while successful in convincing the government that state control was necessary . |
| 5 | Relevant factors included ( 1 ) the hirer 's lack of expertise in the plant hire business ; ( 2 ) that the contract was arranged at short notice and was for a short period of hire ; it was therefore difficult for the plaintiff hirers to arrange insurance cover ; ( 3 ) that the clause was not the subject of negotiation ; ( 4 ) that the hirers had little or no control over the way the driver did his job . |
| 6 | The building was opened on the ninth anniversary of her death in 1862 and was for the consumptive poor . |
| 7 | In the course of the trip de Klerk held high-level talks with politicians and officials in France , the United Kingdom , West Germany , Greece , Portugal , Switzerland , Spain , Belgium and Italy , and was for the most part sympathetically received . |