Example sentences of "which was a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He breathed through his slack-lipped mouth , which was a flower for rosiness . |
| 2 | Once Keith left it at the home of some guy he 'd had a one night stand with , and when he went back to get it he was so embarrassed he had sex with the guy again , which was a mistake for both of them . |
| 3 | But she gripped her hands together to help herself bear the wailing glory of the music which was a lament for all lost and gone , loved things , an expression of a grief she had thought too deep to express . |
| 4 | Adam and Mrs Macmillan , and Mr and Mrs Michael Rapinet were among others enjoying this excellent dance , which , Lord Craigmyle said , was ‘ Fun for everyone and funds for pilgrims ’ ! the Slaughter House Seven played during dinner ; and after the auction , which was most efficiently conducted by the Chairman of the OMV Mr Stephen Macklow-Smith , Mr Dick Ritchie of Continental Airlines , who had donated the top prize which was a trip for two to Houston , Texas for a week , said a few words . |
| 5 | Cimetidine was the first H2 blocker to reach the clinic , which was a triumph for synthetic organic chemistry . |
| 6 | It 's a cover of the song written by mad Scotsman Jesse Rae which was a hit for Odyssey . |
| 7 | It 's a cover of the song written by mad Scotsman Jesse Rae which was a hit for Odyssey . |
| 8 | Filming just the ELR train scenes took two and a half days , one shooting finishing at 04.00 hours , and all for about six minutes of the 90 minute drama Angels , which was a pilot for a possible TV series . |
| 9 | In 1925 , Herbert Macaulay produced West Africa 's first successful daily newspaper , the Lagos Daily News , which was a mouthpiece for his National Democratic party . |
| 10 | Down went Alvar Salvadores in great haste , and ordered a bell to be rung which was a signal for two hundred knights to make ready ; for the history saith , that the Cid , by reason that he was alway in war , had appointed such signals for his people , that they knew when one hundred were called for , and when two , and so forth . |
| 11 | Suddenly the Sergeant stood up which was a signal for us to go outside again . |
| 12 | The club , which was a model for other outdoor organisations , has a permanent headquarters and clubhouse in New Road , Richmond . |
| 13 | The Forestry Commission expressed the hope that the study would generate wide debate but stressed that it had no competence to formulate overall forestry policy , which was a matter for the government . |
| 14 | There was n't any trouble from ticket touts which was a cause for concern . |
| 15 | They lived together peaceably enough , busying themselves with good works and their neighbours ' affairs , and collecting objets d'art for their overcrowded gem of a house with a ruthless zeal which was a byword for miles around . |