Example sentences of "was [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ In order to obtain judicially admissible evidence , US investigators would have to obtain proof that ( i ) a payment was intended for a foreign official , ( ii ) it was made with a corrupt intent , and ( iii ) it was made for a prohibited purpose . |
| 4 | He said it was not clear whether the device was intended for an animal or a person ’ . |
| 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 was remanded for a week . |
| 7 | No plea was made and the girl was remanded for a week for further inquiries . |
| 8 | The girl was checked for a moment , then laughed . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | That was calculated for an infinitely long line charge too . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Ferry traffic was halted for a week in December because of fears that refugees might hijack the vessel to the United States . |
| 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 | Under the direction of the control tower , all went as normal and the Stratocruiser was aligned for a landing on runway 31 . |
| 15 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
| 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| 17 | All treatment was withdrawn for a minimum of two weeks , after which inclusion in the trial depended on a diastolic blood pressure 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 | The idea was to plan for an increase in Berlin 's population to 1.5 million . |
| 20 | An ambitious plan was formed for a bridge of boats to be constructed so that an attack on the mainland could be mounted . |
| 21 | Precisely who it was she was using for a role model became clear as a middle-aged lady , admirably slim in well-cut jodhpurs , erupted from some inner fortress to enquire , in tones that carried effortlessly across the yard , precisely why Caroline had failed to run up her stirrups , how long had she been riding ? |
| 22 | Mr Ferguson felt United were in control until Pointon was dismissed for a crude lunge at United 's goalscorer , Ryan Giggs , in the 55th minute of the derby . |
| 23 | Five minutes later Hibs Gordon Hunter was dismissed for a foul on Hateley , leaving Rangers with a comfortable last 25 minutes . |
| 24 | The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation . |
| 25 | Ferdinand believed Godoy was scheming for a regency to exclude him from the throne ; Godoy knew that Ferdinand was intriguing against him with the French ambassador . |
| 26 | A level-top , apart from its looking well , was emphasized for a good economic reason : if the ploughland was level , the drill coulters would bite in at an uniform depth , and sow the seed in the same way ; the ears of corn would then mature at approximately the same time and all the seeds of corn would be approximately the same size . |
| 27 | No more was heard for a while about how the Masai were straining to get at the Kikuyu . |
| 28 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 29 | One of the men was treated for a minor head injury , a statement said . |
| 30 | The constable was treated for a badly bruised nose at Broomfield Hospital , Chelmsford . |