Example sentences of "[noun] was a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , a writ of habeas corpus could not issue ; the appropriate remedy was an application for bail before a judge in chambers . |
| 2 | Bernard Villette was a rival for Claudine 's affections . |
| 3 | Sister Marie was a teacher for 20 years , and a provincial of the Loreto sisters for 12 years , and more recently has been involved in pastoral care in the prison service at Strangeways and Risley . |
| 4 | Batts and Dorigo were nt even on the bench for England , Speed was a sub for Wales ( cos they wanted to play sweeper … |
| 5 | Their nerve was a match for his ; they had most of them served him several years , for his men did not leave him . |
| 6 | The result was a triumph for Keynesian economics : a vigorous and expanding universe , filled with material objects . |
| 7 | The result was a blow for the Liberal Democrats , who polled nearly 1,000 votes less than in the 1987 election . |
| 8 | The result was a victory for Herwald and commonsense , $15,000 for charities and the loss of a potential $500,000 in legal fees for lawyers who might otherwise have been called upon the resolve a dispute over who had the right to use the slogan ‘ Plane Smart ’ . |
| 9 | Ms Zeitlin , who had backed a report by a nurse highlighting staffing problems , said the result was a victory for free speech . |
| 10 | THE general election result was a defeat for the BBC , the higher thinkers , the opinion polls — and the Liberal Democrats who once again have been exposed as a hollow shell . |
| 11 | The result was a hunt for the biochemical mechanism of memory at what was a fundamentally mistaken level — that of molecules rather than the brain systems in which molecules are embedded . |
| 12 | The result was a record for Italian quail-hunters to lure birds to their doom with portable gramophones . |
| 13 | Whatever the reasons , the result was a disaster for him personally . |
| 14 | The defeat was a disaster for the Scots . |
| 15 | Capturing motion in a photograph was a goal for many photographers . |
| 16 | On the other hand ( as Ludens surmised ) Jack was not in too much of a hurry to shift Patrick , as Pat was an occupation for Franca , and one which brought her and Alison together . |
| 17 | ‘ Precatory ’ had become central ; but not in the useful way in which it became defined in English law , to denote words where the testator 's intention was a matter for dispute . |
| 18 | Freud would probably have said the English lover was a mask for Sergei , with his deep respect for England . |
| 19 | The legislature 's vote was an embarrassment for Mr Kravchuk , but it has left Ukraine with a paralysed government at a time when the country must react swiftly if it is to survive increased prices for Russian fuel . |
| 20 | WIDOW Annette Penhaligon said yesterday her elevation to being a dame was an honour for her Liberal MP husband , killed in a road smash six years ago . |
| 21 | Mills Roberts was a stickler for discipline but everyone recognised him as a good soldier and therefore , for all his shouting , he was a popular figure . |
| 22 | On the other hand , it could be argued that Alexandra Maitland was a woman for whom it was more than worth abandoning the rest of the female sex . |
| 23 | According to Blaže Koneski , the foremost authority on the evolution of the Macedonian language , the existence of the glagolitic script was a precondition for the development of Cyrillic . |
| 24 | The question was whether reimbursement of these fares by the clients was a consideration for the supply of services and , if it was , whether it was liable to Value Added Tax . |
| 25 | He did n't think having been a member of Big Flame was a qualification for either post . |
| 26 | As a teenager , Sonique was an athlete for the North London borough of Haringay , after which she tried working nine to five but ‘ I could n't do that and be as free as I wanted ’ . |
| 27 | It was Greg Carey , and as if his entrance was a cue for everyone else to appear , the Christmas Eve cocktail party was in full swing within ten minutes . |
| 28 | At the entrance was a table for a member of the local Assembly executive who checked people 's names and wrote down their identity card numbers as they came in . |
| 29 | Neither sleep apnoea nor any other medical condition was a prerequisite for inclusion in this sampling . |
| 30 | This tactic was an error for in the 1850s the S&DR made building and repairs an in-house operation so decimating Alfred 's business . |