Example sentences of "[vb pp] that it was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Einstein proposed a box full of radiation with a clock-operated shutter , so arranged that it was open for a time At , letting out some radiation during this period . |
| 2 | It will have been noticed that it was common for more than one child in a family to enter the same trade , and our sample very strikingly demonstrates the importance of sisterhood . |
| 3 | Given this scenario one would have thought that it was clear for all to see that what is required are urgent steps to reduce the time , and opportunity for offending , between being apprehended for an offence and having that offence dealt with by the courts . |
| 4 | The immediate application of this engine was in pumping water out of mine workings , which had often become so badly flooded that it was impossible for them to be worked , and pumps driven by waterwheels were unequal to the huge drainage problems . |
| 5 | In Evans v Elemeta Holdings Limited ( [ 1982 ] IRLR 143 ) , the EAT held that it was reasonable for an employee to refuse new terms which included an obligation to work potentially unlimited overtime . |