Example sentences of "[noun] was [adj] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , Braun was responsible for all the sculpture in this sumptuous palace . |
| 2 | Manville was silent for several moments . |
| 3 | On a similar tack , Guttersnipe would be intrigued to discover whether Mr Wahlberg was responsible for any more than 20 per cent of the many sexual peccadilloes attributed to him in this column . |
| 4 | David was ambitious for all of us — he was honestly ambitious for all of us and we loved it . |
| 5 | But by looking back at the archaic phase of Greek history and forward to later autocrats , as we have done with the Sicilian tyrants , we can remind ourselves that the democratic interludes of Greek history were not merely short but untypical — in Syracuse , Macedon , Cyrene and satrapal Asia Minor one-man rule was normal for much of the period 479–323 BC . |
| 6 | A minimum size of holding was necessary for this , varying with circumstances . |
| 7 | Then he fell ill and for several months was unfit for any work : the cost of medicines , the increase in debts , his feebleness when , too early , he returned to work , combined to make him look , a man in the stable-yard had said , ‘ like a living skeletal ’ . |
| 8 | As Territorial Commander Eva was responsible for all that happened in Salvation Army circles . |
| 9 | Procreation was of course the ultimate goal , but sexual satisfaction in marriage was important for both partners . |
| 10 | Clearly the holiday-maker was ready for more privacy , more comfort , more facilities and new arrangements in his/her main spell away from home . |
| 11 | Stunned by what she had seen , Tallis was silent for several minutes ; then she turned to Wynne-Jones . |
| 12 | The ultimate goal was to have the potential unlocked , but they did not think that AEA was ready for that . |
| 13 | Mostow & Hayes-Roth ( 78 ) found that this formalism was inappropriate for many speech tasks . |
| 14 | An average of five evaluations was available for all patients ( range 3 to 10 ) . |
| 15 | Her eyes flickered her uncertainty and Fernando withdrew his hand ; Ruth was grateful for that . |
| 16 | The context in which these last two laws were first issued is unknown ; indeed the identification of which Childebert and which Chlothar was responsible for these laws depends on attribution by modern editors . |
| 17 | Er in church his diction was clear for all to hear . |
| 18 | Frank was grateful for that , at least . |
| 19 | CHEATING wife Patricia Martin had no chance of hiding her secret affair from her husband … the resulting bulge was plain for all to see . |
| 20 | Dr McNab was silent for such a long time that even those of his supporters who had remained steadfast throughout Dr Dunstaple 's persuasive arguments and had not yet crossed his name from their emergency cards , began to fear that perhaps he had nothing to say . |
| 21 | ‘ Two years ago the Government ruled that a budget of £22.3m was reasonable for this council , ’ he said . |
| 22 | And so the day we bought the piano was memorable for many reasons . |
| 23 | A Nestle spokesman said : ‘ Security was ultra-tight for this final episode . |
| 24 | This difference was significant for those with mild to moderate disease but not those with severe disease . |
| 25 | The necessity for assessing the usefulness of psychotropic medication after self-poisoning was apparent for both partners in this case . |
| 26 | One accepted the parable of the Prodigal Son of course ; salvation was possible for all . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The law had seemed ‘ so clearly settled to the contrary ’ , wrote Lord Asquith , that ‘ public opinion was unprepared for any such decision ’ . |
| 29 | It appears that the shelling of yesterday evening was responsible for all this damage . |
| 30 | Staying on an independent label had maintained their credibility and an album of itchy , irresistible pop was consummate for most observers . |