Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | These results agree with those recently presented of tests that examined bronchial lavage fluid , in which half of patients with sarcoidosis were positive for M tuberculosis DNA . |
| 2 | Today the owners of the horse were unavailable for comment but their solicitor said that while they accepted the horse broke loose they do not accept liability and are disputing any claim the horse caused the boys ' injuries . |
| 3 | The island and the volcano were renowned for their beauty . |
| 4 | Some argue that centralisation and national uniformity were fine for the era of mass production , but that the service-based economy of the future demands diversity . |
| 5 | A successor ( all Heads of Department were eligible for election ) had proved hard to find and for a brief period the chairmanship of the Course had been taken over by the Deputy Director , Brian Tonge . |
| 6 | but erm that was erm financed of course by the Ministry of Labour at erm as the erm Education Department were responsible for the the general administration of it |
| 7 | Tests on one of the two flocks at the monastery were positive for Salmonella typhimurium . |
| 8 | And even if the investment were available for incinerators of this quality , there is no guarantee that the rate of return from burning waste would recoup the initial outlay and therefore few councils are prepared to take the risk . |
| 9 | Median ( range ) symptom scores at the lowest glucose concentration were similar for the two insulins ( total score : human 8 ( 0–21 ) v porcine 6 ( 0–31 ) ( 95% confidence interval -4 to 3 , Z =0.54 , p=0.59 ) ; autonomic score : 3 ( 0–9 ) v 3 ( 0–10 ) , ( -2 to 2 , Z =-0.25 , p=0.79 ) ; and neuroglycopenic score : 2 ( 0–16 ) v 5 ( 0–21 ) , ( -3.5 to 2 , Z =-0.47 , p=0.63 ) ) . |
| 10 | The U-boat activity and the occupation of part of France by the enemy were responsible for the food shortages , which sent prices soaring . |
| 11 | If , in the jury 's opinion , the prosecution had proved beyond all doubt that the two men in the dock were responsible for this brave young constable 's demise , then they had but one course , and that was to bring a verdict of guilty of manslaughter . |
| 12 | They sell 100,000 shirts a year but , unfortunately , the two examples sent to the Echo were unsuitable for use in a family newspaper . |
| 13 | Both slides and cultures from the cervix and urethra were negative for gonorrhoea and were duly repeated . |
| 14 | Genetic changes in both host and parasite were responsible for the evolved differences in virulence . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , yes , the Wheel was ready for the ceremony except for the foliage ; we do that on the day of the event so that it is fresh ; laurel and yew . |
| 16 | I always felt religion was responsible for so much that was wrong in the world — religious wars , sexual repression , bigotry . ’ |
| 17 | Shepherd was silent for a time , considering , then he leaned forward and set his glass down on the table at his side . |
| 18 | The glance was sufficient for identification . |
| 19 | The thought that such armament was compulsory for anyone privileged enough to own a private car in my own time reminded me that , Napoleonic Wars apart , I was now in an age where the safety and sanctity of the individual was taken for granted . |
| 20 | Mr Duckworth said the deal was good for staff . |
| 21 | It worked out electronically that it took a fish finger less time to defrost than a leg of lamb , and when your designer-label , calorie-counted tagliatelle was ready for eating , it told you so with five bleeps rather than the paltry three offered by the cheaper models . |
| 22 | The warehouse was custom-built for a publishing company almost 40 years ago , with EUP moving in in 1966 . |
| 23 | Sociologists have absolutely no way of telling whether any supernatural ( or sub-natural ) Person or force was responsible for the conversion . |
| 24 | ‘ But automation was necessary for the economy . ’ |
| 25 | The official report from the Department of Transport says experienced display pilots felt ’ the aircraft was being flown in a spirited but not unreasonable manner … but they agreed that the entry speed was insufficient for a full loop . ’ |
| 26 | Plaintiffs must prove that the words of which they complain have a defamatory meaning , that the words refer to them , and that the defendant was responsible for publishing them . |
| 27 | There was a finding that the contractors were at fault with regard to the old shafts , but it is not clear that they should have realised that their conduct would affect the plaintiff 's land and even if this had been the case there would have been a serious issue at that times whether the defendant was liable for the negligence of his contractor . |
| 28 | If the plaintiff died , the court would then have to determine whether the defendant was liable for the death . |
| 29 | On these facts the plaintiff was held to have acted reasonably and the defendant was liable for her injuries . |
| 30 | Around £30,000 of a record £120,000 loss was unaccounted for . |