Example sentences of "was [noun] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first there was support for this construction from some liberal quarters , encouraged by the government 's commitment to ‘ eliminate ’ over-crowding . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | At first the allowance was £10 for each child under sixteen years of age , but this and the income limit were raised during the First World War , and later , in 1919 , the age limit for the child was abolished provided he or she was still in full-time education . |
| 4 | It was routine for all factories to have fire watchers , and Stoddards , like many others , had their fire watchers ' hut on the roof . |
| 5 | When in 1953 Wyndham Lewis suggested a further campaign to release Pound from confinement , Eliot at first advised against any precipitate step : a number of proposals were being considered — including a letter to President Eisenhower — but he was wary of doing anything from England without being sure that there was approval for such moves in America . |
| 6 | ‘ When we started we felt that there was room for another East End of London author , having publicised ( in my case ) Lena Kennedy before , and Sue having edited her . |
| 7 | In addition , Minton 's intermittently hysterical behaviour and desire to shock brought out in Ricky the exhibitionist who would undress at parties and was game for any prank . |
| 8 | Although it was policy for all children to be welcome in council provision , in reality this was highly variable . |
| 9 | He worked in the Post House Wynd store , now Starling and Godfrey , ever since and was manager for many years . |
| 10 | Despite her love of exercise , her health had been poor since her early adulthood and she was bedridden for many years . |
| 11 | It never was matter for such fear to me that I must have tried to silence him . |
| 12 | He was MP for that town in eleven Parliaments from 1679 to 1708 , and once for Ashburton in 1689 . |
| 13 | John Lawton was master for this voyage , fresh from another ship but prudently bringing his own cook with him : it fell to Robert Titford to be first mate . |
| 14 | Reacting to the killings , the Nobel Peace Prize winner , Desmond Tutu , the Anglican archbishop of Cape Town , said it demonstrated it was time for all South Africa 's politicians ‘ for goodness sake to get off your butts and get on with the business of getting a new constitution for this country . |
| 15 | There is a story , apocryphal no doubt , told by his friends that Bernard , having decided it was time for another move , walked into the offices of a prestigious estate agents one Saturday to see what was available . |
| 16 | Halfway through the morning , once the hens had been fed , and the tomatoes in the greenhouse watered , it was time for another meal . |
| 17 | It was time for more cappuccino and a cheering change of topic . |
| 18 | Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. , |
| 19 | But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing . |