Example sentences of "[noun pl] was a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He competed in the early rounds of the ASP contests , but ten to fifteen feet was a millpond for Bradshaw and he sank like a stone . |
| 2 | If the recognition of persons was a precondition for jewellery , it is no less true that the prime purpose of wearing it was to symbolize status . |
| 3 | It recognized that " pluralistic democracy and the rule of law are essential for ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms " and that the development of societies based on these principles was a prerequisite for progress in setting up a lasting order of peace , security , justice , and co-operation in Europe . |
| 4 | In Joan Wake 's book The Brudenells of Deene one reads that ‘ not the least of John , Duke of Montagu 's many attractive qualities was a love for animals , which led him to maintain a hospital for sick dogs at his house in Ditton Park in Buckinghamshire ’ . |
| 5 | The result of both games was a win for GEC by just one point , after a recount on the golf scores . |
| 6 | NOW that we have come back — with our half-used tubes of Factor 20 sun-cream , the remnants of a jar of Arnica ( for bruises ) , and the broken paper umbrella that decked my son 's wiener schnitzel for our last supper — I can give the lie to all those Doubting Thomases who said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster , not a holiday . |