Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 Three additional parents reported that they worked on contract at nuclear sites and had been monitored for exposure to radiation before their child was diagnosed ( one father of a case , after conception ; one father of a control , before conception ; one mother of a control , before conception ) .
2 In those days the paper had sold 5.25 million copies and had been respected for its powerful , picture-led campaigning journalism , its commitment to the Labour Party , and the chord it struck with its primarily working-class readership .
3 The technique is best suited to hydrothermal systems older than 100 million years and has been proven for deposits as old as 1800 million years .
4 NORPLANT gives cover against getting pregnant for up to five years and has been used for the past decade abroad .
5 We pray for those who are unwell ; for those who have sick relatives and have been caring for them ; for those who are housebound , or are reluctant to come out of their homes ; for those who have had to work today ; for students away on courses ; for those who are away from Exeter today .
6 The tank is 60″ × 24″ × 18″ and has been running for twelve weeks .
7 A serious inquiry into the theory that almost all Australians had no fathers and have been searching for a father figure ever since , only to find it in their own persons , with resultant confusion .
8 Since last we featured him in April 1989 he 's left Durham for Sheffield Dolphins and has been chosen for the Great Britain masters ( over 30 ) squad for next month 's world championship in Indianopolis .
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