Example sentences of "was [adj] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so the day we bought the piano was memorable for many reasons . |
| 2 | Mueller then turned to the American Managing Director in charge of the British Components ' Division , who was due for another assignment after nearly two years in the UK . |
| 3 | I was convinced that something had happened in our absence ; something had indeed happened — it had rained hard during the night and early morning — which was strange for that summer when we had a period of almost drought conditions . |
| 4 | I do n't think that one could have a consensus with that regard , I mean people were split really on that issue erm as I have said , personally I was always against the whole thing , against the war in general between Iraq and Iran because it was devastating for both countries . |
| 5 | ‘ Working with Oaky and Osborne was right for that time , but now it 's time to move on , do something a bit different , ’ shrugs Shaun . |
| 6 | He conceded it was possible for such items , though manufactured in the Soviet Union , to fall into the hands of outsiders . |
| 7 | She was wondering if it was true , if he could somehow arrange her release ; doctors had ordered her internment , so surely it was possible for another doctor to end it . |
| 8 | The Court of Appeal rejected the view that had previously held sway , namely that it was possible for any employee to work both ordinarily in Great Britain and outside it . |
| 9 | Although it had been common for surgeons to expect suppuration of the wound as an inevitable concomitant of amputation , Alanson demonstrated that by these methods it was possible for these wounds to heal ‘ by the first intention ’ , that is , without significant infection . |
| 10 | The proviso whereby it was possible for some individuals to enjoy an enhanced accrual scale to qualify for full pension benefits after 10 years of service was altered in the 1987 Budget — with a new period of 20 years ' service being required . |
| 11 | She spoke sharply , and her niece saw that she was upset for some reason . |
| 12 | More than one appeal concerned solely with the scale rather than the principle of whether there should be any development , has been dismissed on the grounds that the site was unsuitable for any development at all . |
| 13 | Dalgliesh was grateful for these minutes of quiet contemplation . |
| 14 | No doubt he was grateful for any custom available . |
| 15 | The house and gallery date from 1640 , though the house was derelict for many years and restored in 1920 . |
| 16 | The canal was derelict for many years , but now flows again to produce electricity for the neighbourhood ; and it still makes a pleasant summer evening walk from Tavistock to the tunnel mouth . |
| 17 | Near the end of its life the houses nearer Century Street was derelict for some time . |
| 18 | In the seventies life was rosy for all trade unions and everyone within the organization felt secure . |
| 19 | He had shaved , had a shower and was fresh for another day . |
| 20 | In particular it was almost universally agreed , at least until near the end of this period , that it was wrong for any group of politicians to unite to offer systematic and continuous opposition to the government . |
| 21 | Staying on an independent label had maintained their credibility and an album of itchy , irresistible pop was consummate for most observers . |
| 22 | Condition 2 stated that a charge of £5 plus V.A.T. per transparency was payable for each day they were late being returned . |
| 23 | Allied bombings in 1943 devastated the city , and the light from the fires was visible for many miles out across the plain . |
| 24 | The mean standard deviation score ( SDS ) for height at diagnosis was -1.11 ( 1.28 ) , and was similar for both males ( -1.14 ( 1.26 ) ) and females ( -1.05 ( 1.33 ) ) . |
| 25 | was similar for both tasks . |
| 26 | Inglis ( 1965 ) summarised data which showed that among individuals with memory defects only the number of items recalled from the second ear differed from the number recalled by normal control subjects , whereas recall from the initial ear was similar for both groups . |
| 27 | The Ca 2+ sensitivity was similar for both lysates . |
| 28 | D-Aspartate produced less uptake current and acidification than L-glutamate , but the ratio of pH i change to uptake current was similar for these agents ( Fig. 2 d ) . |
| 29 | She was overdue for some leave , and she could go to France and make some enquiries . |
| 30 | In a preface to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , published in this year , he described the landscape of his childhood and speculated about the boy who remained within the adult and successful figure of Mark Twain — the boy who was called " Huck " and whom Eliot saw as a symbol of freedom like the Mississippi itself ; it was impossible for that boy r that river " to have a beginning or end — a career " . |