Example sentences of "was [adj] for [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mueller then turned to the American Managing Director in charge of the British Components ' Division , who was due for another assignment after nearly two years in the UK . |
| 2 | More than one appeal concerned solely with the scale rather than the principle of whether there should be any development , has been dismissed on the grounds that the site was unsuitable for any development at all . |
| 3 | In particular it was almost universally agreed , at least until near the end of this period , that it was wrong for any group of politicians to unite to offer systematic and continuous opposition to the government . |
| 4 | Aristotle might affirm that it was impossible for another cosmos like our own to exist . |
| 5 | Now , if it was impossible for any reason for the next of kin , the oldest brother to do it , then it would go down to the second or on down the line , whoever was the nearest to become the kinsman redeemer . |
| 6 | I did n't write that sentence but I was asked if , er , that was a reasonable , er if it was reasonable for that statement to be made , and I agreed it was |
| 7 | Bottlang was invaluable for this piece of navigation , particularly as we were starting to feel that the TPC map left something to be desired . |
| 8 | For example , the setting and monitoring of enterprise targets was important for any size of farm . |
| 9 | For the project to be successful it was essential for each stool of the tripod which supported it — the government , the livestock owners and the Bank — to have an equal commitment to its success and to perceive the project in roughly the same terms . |
| 10 | At a time when the feature industry was undergoing a re-examination and the documentary movement was split between filmmakers who felt that they should reach out to a cinema audience , and those like Grierson himself who preferred to exhibit films outside the theatre ( e.g. town halls , schools , etc. ) , the possibility was open for some sort of rapprochement between the documentary and the fiction film . |
| 11 | There were people in Italy who felt that the country was ill-prepared for any sort of war : my father was one of them . |
| 12 | He was keen for more business to be taken at full Cabinet level and set about dismantling parts of the Attlee machine . |