Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were due for better weather today which we 've had . |
| 2 | Consequently world trade was encouraged since all currencies were exchangeable for each other and for gold at stable rates of exchange . |
| 3 | She knew perfectly well that she and Ludo were right for each other . |
| 4 | All her previous doubts as to whether they were right for each other , whether she cared for him enough , had been answered by her reaction to Michele Lorenzo . |
| 5 | The bogie cars were unsuitable for this arrangement and the small boxes were hung from the top edge of the dash either side . |
| 6 | Yearly tenancies held at rack rents ( i.e. rents that were not fixed by custom but which were negotiated by the landlord and tenant ) were common for the smaller farms and cottages and in the Midlands in particular they were usual for any property other than a freehold . |
| 7 | County 's home form is one of the best in the country so Portsmouth were grateful for this deflection which disturbed Steve Cherry 's equilibrium . |
| 8 | He justified the very strict timetable ( suspensions were possible for one year only ) on the basis of the need to place the protection of public health above considerations of technological and economic feasibility . |
| 9 | Conditions in the aftermath of the 1905 revolution were propitious for stable development in countryside and city alike . |
| 10 | They said cautions were acceptable for all age groups for a wide range of unspecified offences . |
| 11 | In other words selecting cases via referrals to psychogeriatric departments did not guarantee clients who needed and were acceptable for enhanced home support . |
| 12 | ‘ Arianna and I were wrong for each other in dozens of ways . |
| 13 | Toyohiko Shimada , a ministry official , said that a decision to cease imports may be reversed if international research proved that turtle stocks were adequate for commercial trading . |
| 14 | It 's proving to be a strain , both financially and physically — since we are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible — and our friends were convinced for some time that we had gone mad ! |
| 15 | It was opposed by the renascent claims of the Provincial Juntas as direct representatives of the sovereign people ; by conservatives and malcontent grandees who hoped to put an end to Junta government altogether ; by the emergent power of the generals whose incipient Caesarism was represented by Palafox and Cuesta , both of whom were intriguing for political power . |
| 16 | They were unusual for social science research : attempts at controlled experiments in selected communities of different kinds in different parts of America . |
| 17 | Alexandra had packed her own trunk — Iskandara had required it — ; and she wondered now if her methods were fit for public scrutiny . |
| 18 | The southern Vietminh , no less than those in the north , were to resist both principle and practice of the French return to power ; the French were unprepared for any alternative and Gracey 's forces were effectively caught in the middle . |
| 19 | Balanovski 's earlier findings at the Llangynidr Stone in Wales suggested that magnetism might be a line of enquiry worth pursuing , though efforts were frustrated for some time due to the failure to obtain the necessary equipment . |
| 20 | He told Bazargan that the posts were useful for Iranian security , since they provided information on Soviet troop movements . |
| 21 | The third group consisted of 84 patients without signs or symptoms of cerebral toxoplasmosis who were negative for toxoplasma-specific antibody production . |
| 22 | When at last he spoke , his voice was tight , fully realising that the respirators they were wearing were inadequate for most nerve gases . |
| 23 | Their artificial hydroponics gardens were famous for nutritious output ; and after recontact by the Imperium they spent a fair tithe of their mineral wealth on importing exotic foods . |
| 24 | Violence was entirely foreign to the nation and its people who were renowned for fair play , sang froid and the stiff upper lip . |
| 25 | ‘ Having run out of excuses for the abject failure of your Government 's economic policies , ’ he said , ‘ you are now trying to pin the blame on your predecessor , in whose Government you were responsible for economic policy . ’ |
| 26 | The GLC and MCCs were responsible for strategic planning , refuse disposal , transport , fire and police ( outside London ) . |
| 27 | But he said the incidents were not being linked at this stage and he could not say the same people were responsible for each theft . |
| 28 | His belief that specific principles were responsible for each phase of digestion lay behind his discovery of the action of acid in the stomach and alkali in the duodenum . |
| 29 | On average the consultants were responsible for 22 inpatient beds ( range 12 to 40 ) . |
| 30 | Previously , regional health authorities were responsible for most consultant appointments , but since April 1991 more and more consultants are being employed directly by trusts . |