Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The research was carried out for a doctoral dissertation on the princely sum of £410 per annum ( this was the ‘ married woman 's ’ rate of postgraduate grant at the time , £120 lower than the full grant ) . |
| 2 | I 'll wager the Young Pretender was invited in for a Grolsch on his way back from a cave . |
| 3 | United were wobbling ; Hoddle was winding up for a big finish . |
| 4 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 5 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 6 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 7 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 8 | ONE WAR WAS WINDing down for a while , not ending , because they never end . |
| 9 | TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand . |
| 10 | Congress ( I ) retained control of the State Assembly in Arunachal Pradesh in elections held in February 1990 , and Agong Apang was sworn in for a fourth term as Chief Minister in March [ see pp. 37245 ] . |
| 11 | On the Saturday before our departure our group was sent off for a day 's grape picking at Puyloubier , the rest home for injured and retired former legionnaires , in the foothills of Provence , about two hours ' drive from Aubagne . |
| 12 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 13 | The rain was holding off for a while and the streets were drying in patches . |
| 14 | President Hafez al-Assad was sworn in for a fourth term in office on March 12 . |
| 15 | Raimondo , the designer , was frantic ; an oil-rich sheikh was coming in for a private showing with his wives . |
| 16 | The reason there is not a report is that Coun Terrans 's jump was called off for a day , perhaps because parchute jumps and mid-air collisions , even of a mock variety , are not a good match . |
| 17 | Planting began in 1969 , but in 1981 , 15 years after the scheme had begun , the whole was sold off for a fraction of almost the billion dollars that had been invested in it . |
| 18 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 19 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 20 | Hereford were further rocked in the 52nd minute when player-coach Greg Downs was sent off for a professional foul on striker Mickey Spencer . |
| 21 | Secretly ( because the papers would never report it ) , behind the scenes a huge demand was building up for a ‘ decent ’ paper , one which — dare they say it — would Tell the Truth . |
| 22 | Then Gannon struck in the 81st minute and added the third with a penalty after Exeter 's Kevin Miller was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 89th minute . |
| 23 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |
| 24 | Jyoti Basu was sworn in for a fourth term as Chief Minister on June 29 at the head of a CPI(M)-led government . |
| 25 | The CPI(M) was returned to power in State Assembly elections held in May 1991 ; Jyoti Basu was sworn in for a fourth term as Chief Minister in June [ see p. 38287 ] . |
| 26 | A MOTHER has condemned thieves who stole the wheels off the family car just before her cancer victim daughter was to set off for a hospital check up . |
| 27 | Press restrictions were imposed ( but quickly lifted ) and the weekly current affairs magazine Caretas was closed down for a time , commentators thereby inferring that the chief target of the coup was APRA . |
| 28 | This is a hybrid case in Banbury erm the opting out legislation was brought in for a specific purpose . |
| 29 | But a shot from Ripley levelled the scores and , after United defender Penney was sent off for a professional foul , Payton , a £750,000 signing from Hull , scored from the resulting free-kick . |
| 30 | Middlesbrough fans feared the worst when central defender Nicky Mohan was sent off for a second bookable offence . |