Example sentences of "was [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was opportunity for maladministration in terms of both efficiency and peculation . |
| 32 | Mr Blackburn , a Belfast man , was clerk for the Northern Ireland Parliament from 1970 to March , 1972 , and then clerk of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1973–74 . |
| 33 | The original basis of liability under the rule was responsibility for the creation of an exceptional risk which happened to ripen into injury . |
| 34 | It is clear from the conversation that there was sympathy for the person involved because it was easy for them to place themselves in that position , allowing the event to be normalized . |
| 35 | There was sympathy for Hitler himself , who was continually being let down by his old compatriots . |
| 36 | ‘ What did you think it was Gary for ? |
| 37 | As for me it was preparation for Morning Service at 10.30 am . |
| 38 | Included in the arrangement was provision for some joint training . |
| 39 | It moved to new buildings in 1930 in Ruskin Road , where there was provision for 360 pupils . |
| 40 | Until now this has not been a matter of overwhelming importance because there was provision for appeals to the LEA against the governors ' findings . |
| 41 | There was provision for any line constructed under both the 1902 and 1903 Acts , shown as single track on the Deposited Plans , to be laid as double track , provided that certain necessary road widenings were carried out . |
| 42 | There was provision for a general exchequer ( i.e. , rate support ) grant to Counties and County Boroughs , to cover losses on the rates and total losses on grants , including payments towards the salaries of medical officers of health , public vaccinators etc . |
| 43 | Under the DHSS priorities consultative document , issued in 1976 , there was provision for the improvement of hospital standards , and it is important that the long-standing neglect of hospital services should be reversed . |
| 44 | From the early 1780s onwards an increasingly elaborate network of agents and informers kept foreigners and even many important figures in the government under surveillance , and from 1782 there was provision for dangerous political prisoners to be held in complete isolation in special underground cells . |
| 45 | This he did by hard work , love for cricket and an exceptional organizing ability , which in 1953 resulted in the founding of the Danish Cricket Association of which he was chairman for 18 years . |
| 46 | MEMBERS of Newry Drama Festival and friends have held a dinner in Newry Arts Centre to honour Owen Mooney , who was chairman for 27 years . |
| 47 | Now if the matter arises on taxation in this way , it seems that a loan , the trial judgment was given on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one , a minute of order was prepared and signed by counsel for both the plaintiff and for the defendants and that was forwarded by the defendant 's solicitors to the plaintiff 's solicitors under cover of a letter dated the twenty third of April nineteen ninety one , er Mr who is the defendant 's solicitor in the third paragraph , had a letter wrote as follows I enclose a copy of the draft minute board , approved by Mr , he of course was counsel for the defendant , you are now , you , you were presumably now attend a sealed order . |
| 48 | For while Hartnell was couture for the older royals , its demise followed the shocking news that the higher-profile Edina Ronay house , which counts Princess Diana and the Duchess of York among its customers , is in serious trouble . |
| 49 | And then it was thanks for the drinks and time to get back as another gang of wallies was booked in for one o'clock . |
| 50 | Here again was confirmation for Beaton that Vidor was ‘ America 's bravest director ’ , very much ‘ a student of the Russian and French schools ’ , but again his great fear was that the film would be a ‘ remarkable achievement ’ from every standpoint ‘ except that of the box office ’ . |
| 51 | The prevalence of smoking among the students was 25% for the boys and 28% of the girls . |
| 52 | Still half dazed by shock , lashed by rage and a deeper pain she told herself was grief for Edmund , Isabel forgot the fleeting moments when fitzAlan had shown her tenderness despite his suspicions , forgot that he had asked for the truth . |
| 53 | Specifically relevant to Eardwulf was adultery for , according to Alcuin , the king had dismissed his wife and publicly taken a concubine and Alcuin feared that this affront to God would soon cost him his throne.124 |
| 54 | In 1988 , the average gross weekly pay for full-time work was £246 for men , and £164 for women . |
| 55 | There was impasse for about ten minutes . |
| 56 | But as mopping up operations continued there was disappointment for regular customers . |
| 57 | There was disappointment for Banbury 's Claire Taylor , who went out of tournament in the quarter final stage . |
| 58 | But there was disappointment for Britain with the men 's lightweight four of Christopher Bates , Carl Smith , Thomas Kay and Toby Hessian , who were chasing their third successive world gold . |
| 59 | There was another superb performance from Dungannon 's Phelim Owens who finished fourth , but there was disappointment for Mark Coates who had to be content with 10th place . |
| 60 | There was another superb performance from Dungannon 's Phelim Owens who finished fourth , but there was disappointment for Mark Coates who had to be content with 10th place . |