Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [be] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these ten poorest readers had been selected for remedial teaching during the six-month period a ( probably ) spurious improvement in spelling would be inferred . |
| 2 | It was announced in February that since the adoption of the law on joint ventures in January 1989 [ see p. 37012 ] 2,799 permits had been issued for foreign companies , which had contributed US$374,000,000 in initial capital . |
| 3 | Additional models had been proposed for Northern Europe where a classic sequence of glaciations and interglacials had been proposed based on the investigation of sequences on the North European Plain and in Scandinavia ; in the British Isles ; and in central North America ( Bowen , 1978 ) . |
| 4 | And the demand for jam jars had been so great that even salvage dumps and cemeteries had been searched for extra supplies . |
| 5 | In the Dec. 28 elections held in Nagorny Karabakh for its self-proclaimed republican Supreme Soviet [ see p. 38657 ] , 11 of the 81 seats had been reserved for Azerbaijani deputies , but not taken up . |
| 6 | Five other Western nationals had been arrested for alleged border offences in August and September [ see pp. 39069 ; 39116 ] . |
| 7 | A national survey in 1979 found that whereas 22 per cent of boys from ‘ lower-manual ’ families had been convicted for criminal offences , only 4 per cent of boys from ‘ upper-middle ’ families had been . |
| 8 | The main thrust of the council 's efforts had been to lobby for new housing , improve neighbourhood services and strengthen neighbourhood rapport . |
| 9 | The figures had been changed for political reasons . |
| 10 | Six months ago the council called in the police to investigate claims that building materials had been misappropriated for private use . |
| 11 | After all , the National Association of Labour Teachers had been pressing for Common Schools since 1930 . |
| 12 | By 1988 age-limits had been set for top posts and the way they were filled had become more democratic . |
| 13 | A total of 2,500 civilians had been killed for political reasons in Colombia [ see also pp. 37484-85 ] , while in Peru hundreds had " disappeared " or had been murdered or tortured by government security forces [ see also pp. 37485-86 ] . |
| 14 | By June 17 the police chief responsible for the Tehran section of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution ( Pasdaran ) force announced that special squads had been formed for rapid mobilization as necessary to control urban unrest . |
| 15 | Spruce , turning the pages idly , found an entry for a Monday in February 1877 : three pupils had been beaten for disorderly behaviour in church the previous Sunday . |
| 16 | Alexei had been listening for other footsteps coming along the bridge . |
| 17 | On Dec. 27 it was announced that 53 students had been arrested for alleged membership of the Democratic Students League ( DSL ) . |
| 18 | It was especially notable in the case of Holland where early employer alliances had been forged for pressure-group purposes with a view to opposing the introduction of new social policies and labour legislation . |
| 19 | On the previous day Harkin had won only 1 per cent of the vote in the Nevada caucus , which had been won by Brown with 35 per cent ; Clinton had polled 26 per cent , Tsongas 20 per cent , and 17 per cent of the votes had been cast for uncommitted delegates . |
| 20 | But this only confirmed the importance of AFHQ 's view , reflecting that of Churchill , that nothing should be done to provoke the Yugoslavs or exacerbate the tense situation until all military preparations had been made for full-scale action if necessary . |