Example sentences of "it [was/were] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact there was something almost monastic about it : as if it were a retreat for much needed solitude and quiet study . |
| 2 | It was a problem for us as many were reluctant to return to our convents or seminaries . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think it was a problem for him . |
| 4 | Now , we got permission to go ahead with a , a ballot for industrial action , which took place and although it was a majority for industrial action , it was n't the required two thirds majority . |
| 5 | Some people declared that it was a triumph for the new laws , bless them . |
| 6 | It was a triumph for all that was best and most enlightened in British life ; a triumph for those who had preached equal justice between peoples ; a triumph for those who had courageously denounced the harshness and short-sightedness of Versailles . |
| 7 | Yes , it was a depot for years , then they went back to the Tower of London , where they were formed , the Tower of London . |
| 8 | It was a night for men and we had a lot of men out there . |
| 9 | It was a night for the homeless to lie down and die ; and for luckier people to sit close to their fires and thank God they were at home . |
| 10 | Under previous legislation , it was a defence for the publisher to show that his intention was to publish only to members of a private association or group of which the publisher or distributor was a member . |
| 11 | It was a shock for Wharton who has won his other 14 battles . |
| 12 | ‘ I know it was a shock for the club but I would n't have gone if it meant leaving them in the lurch . |
| 13 | ‘ I know it was a shock for the club but I would n't have gone if it meant leaving them in the lurch . |
| 14 | It was a photo-opportunity for everyone but only because they genuinely wanted to be there , and to have their picture taken . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Whenever I went to Fisherton Street it was a must for me to go to Pickfords , the carriers for The Great Western Railway , just to gaze in the window , for right in the centre was a beautiful scale model of one of their pantechnicons , some two feet in length . |
| 18 | When the Chases found it , it was a home for unmarried mothers . |
| 19 | It was a word for the intimacies of the family , not for the worship of God . |
| 20 | He said it was a playground for the idle rich and ought to be used to grow crops for the proletariat . |
| 21 | It was a sonata for piano , dedicated to Montaine , entitled ‘ La Solognate ’ . |
| 22 | If nothing else it was a cue for a visit to the Tates . |
| 23 | The whole operation was for Reagan 's sake , as well as the hostages ' ; it was a present for him , preferably one to be delivered by Christmas , or by the State of the Union address in January , or by the elections in November . |
| 24 | ‘ It was a present for Debbie . |
| 25 | It was a rehearsal for the reception of the Prince of Wales this evening . |
| 26 | Mr Singh told me that one of his brothers-in-law had told them it was a school for mentally handicapped . |
| 27 | The desks and chairs were very small , because it was a school for young children . |
| 28 | In reality it was a chance for Charles and Diana to get to know their prospective stepmother . |
| 29 | It was a call for help from a man claiming to have committed serious , awful crimes . |
| 30 | It was a smile for him alone . |