Example sentences of "it was a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it was a depot for years , then they went back to the Tower of London , where they were formed , the Tower of London . |
| 2 | It was a night for men and we had a lot of men out there . |
| 3 | It was a shock for Wharton who has won his other 14 battles . |
| 4 | Down the road at the Gloucester leisure centre it was a weekend for table tennis fans … over 300 players were competing in the Cotswold Junior championships … the boys title went to Surrey … the girls to Yorkshire but local boy Ray Powell raised the roof by fighting his way through to the semi-finals |
| 5 | There was a consensus of sorts among businessmen and trade unionists , but it was a consensus for protection of the home market and statutory cartels to control output and prices . |
| 6 | It was a sonata for piano , dedicated to Montaine , entitled ‘ La Solognate ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ It was a present for Debbie . |
| 8 | In reality it was a chance for Charles and Diana to get to know their prospective stepmother . |
| 9 | It was a call for help from a man claiming to have committed serious , awful crimes . |
| 10 | It was a struggle for bites in the Leeds Shimano Open on the Aire at Leeds where anglers had to dodge floating ice . |
| 11 | The implications of scientific advances , and the value of new pieces of science outside the narrow group of professionals , could be spelt out at the Royal Institution ; it was a centre for evangelism , and for a meeting of minds trained in various traditions . |
| 12 | For many years it was a centre for cave exploration but was recently acquired by the Royal Signals for adventure and training . |
| 13 | It was a centre for trade going to Salisbury , the main distribution point for the Wiltshire woollen industry , and sent some goods as far as Coventry , which was famous for its woad-dyed blue cloths . |
| 14 | It was a day for jeans and a T-shirt , she decided after a quick look at the sky — a mottled jigsaw of blue and white . |
| 15 | Among it was a parcel for Mike from Harare . |
| 16 | It was a manifesto for change , and although it was given greater publicity by the Tories and the local press than by the Labour Party , it was with this manifesto that Labour increased its majority in Haringey . |
| 17 | And I thought well , even if it was a voucher for pads or owt , I mean , they 'll come in for either Lianne |
| 18 | She said it was a Budget for jobs , providing 100,000 additional training and employment opportunities at a cost of £230 million . |
| 19 | It was a mistake for Britain to join the ERM in the first place — and it is a mistake for countries such as France and Spain to stick with it now . |
| 20 | The prayer that occurred was in a small group and it was a prayer for power for the church . |
| 21 | It was a push-over for lab assistant from Wallingford , who mustered all her horsepower to win with ease in the car push . |
| 22 | Hoomey knew it was a suggestion for sugar-lumps , which he kept in his pocket . |
| 23 | which I was , which I was very worried about because I was told it was a substitute for sex |
| 24 | It was a place for people who wanted to stick their necks out . |
| 25 | It was a summons for £6,800 . |
| 26 | It was a job for life . |
| 27 | They did , they were married in deep snow and it was a job for people to travel about . |
| 28 | The League of Nations appeared to have washed its hands of the city , and the general attitude was that it was a matter for Poles and Germans to decide between themselves . |
| 29 | In Elizabethan days , rosemary shoots were tied with coloured ribbon , tipped with gold and given to guests at weddings to symbolize love and faithfulness , and on New Year 's Day it was a gift for guests , together with an orange stuck with cloves . |
| 30 | Headley Feast with the national classified , one result to change of the local footballs in the Beezer Homes League , southern division , I 'm afraid it was a defeat for Witney ; Witney one , Canterbury two , that 's in the Beezer Homes League southern division ; Witney one , Canterbury two . |