Example sentences of "was [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There had always been a continued physical Jewish presence there over the centuries ; it was for the Jews too an ancient homeland . |
| 32 | When I first started with the team at Moor Lane my particular responsibility was for the children 's talks . |
| 33 | Of course she could say it was for the children , as people always did … |
| 34 | His first concern was for the children . |
| 35 | The cheapest and most practical method was for the shikari to sit out over a tethered bait in a tree hide or machan waiting for the tiger to appear . |
| 36 | The nearest clean water was from the standpipe in the churchyard ; they did not like to wash their finds there , because the water was for the flowers on the graves , but Martha fetched some in a bucket . |
| 37 | He maintained that the death of Christ was for the sins of all men against the first covenant . |
| 38 | The plan was for the financiers to place deals based on the probable impact of the column on the market and then share the profits . |
| 39 | Art was for the dunces . ’ |
| 40 | I had to announce a big disaster during the war , the fall of France or something , and it was during a children 's matinee . |
| 41 | It was during the floods in 1984 when lots of people lost their crops and there was no work for them . |
| 42 | Due to the high cost of operating a high powered aircraft like the Firefly ( this was during the mid-1960s , before ‘ warbirds ’ were commonplace ) , the aircraft was reluctantly grounded , but maintained in good order . |
| 43 | The British Tommy 's good humour will be appreciated by the Burman of today as it was during the days of the Rangoon riots in 1939 . |
| 44 | It is not contended that the duty arose out of contract : the contract was between the defendants and Mrs. Walker , and so far as contract is concerned it was to Mrs. Walker the defendants were liable for breach of it . |
| 45 | He made his official Palace debut in the FA Cup tie with QPR on 5 January 1946 and was between the posts when Palace met Mansfield for the first post-war League match on 31 August 1946 . |
| 46 | Johnson 's prowess was quickly recognised and , when the first representative match was staged between the Southern League and the Football League , on 11 April 1910 at Stamford Bridge ( Y-2 ) , it was our man who was between the posts for the Southern League . |
| 47 | When you analyse the four goals Spartak scored over there , one was a penalty , another down to Bruce Grobbelaar 's eccentricities and a third one scored when emergency keeper David Burrows was between the posts . |
| 48 | Oh that would have been I think it was between the wars , I think between the time of the world wars . |
| 49 | It was between the wars in 1933 that Gavin Morton became sole partner . |
| 50 | trade was between the wars , things was beginning to pick up . |
| 51 | As he did so his hand accidentally brushed against her bare leg , and suddenly she was aware of how little difference there was between the shorts she was wearing now and the swimsuit she had worn earlier . |
| 52 | The traditional choice , which Gassendi outlines , was between the senses on the one hand , and the mind , understanding , or reason on the other . |
| 53 | ‘ It was between the movies and coming here , ’ adds Andrene , removing her T-shirt , rubbing Samantha 's thigh . |
| 54 | At one time it was thought that the brain reached its peak of potential performance when the individual was between the ages of 18 and 25 years and that , from that time onwards , it began to deteriorate . |
| 55 | If the proprietor was between the ages of 50 and 60 in 1952 , at least 50% of his vineyard must be planted with authorised varieties . |
| 56 | As I took my place with two jamjars in my first Saturday morning kids matinee queue , apprehensive lest the currency had been devalued or even replaced with money , I observed that not only were Royals the heroes in the films but that my choice of cinema was between the Queens and the Royal , and I was warned that before the performance you were supposed to stand for the pianist 's rendition of ‘ God Save the King ’ . |
| 57 | I take the view that , having regard to the recitals and to the terms of the order , one can read into the order itself the element of compromise , but again I do not think it is important for the decision of this case ; because the compromise , if compromise it was , was between the plaintiffs and Jack Bernardout , and I do not think it enures for the benefit of Joseph Bernardout , the defendant in these proceedings . |
| 58 | Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize and Nelson Mandela was jailed for life ; Winston Churchill was 90 but the only fighting on the beaches was between the Mods and Rockers . |
| 59 | Amongst the villagers , the division on Friday night was between the men , who had been in the pub and could vouch for each other , and the wives , who had been watching telly at home and could n't , but who seemed knowledgeable , when pressed , about a number of ITV programmes . |
| 60 | ‘ Poor man was through the wars , was n't he ? ’ |