Example sentences of "[vb past] be [vb pp] [adv prt] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once parliament had given its assent to the war and Edward 's prospective companions in arms had been singled out for honours , Edward set about mobilizing the financial support he needed . |
| 2 | Four in five employees surveyed believed they had been turned down for jobs because they were too old , even though they had the right skills . |
| 3 | The visit had been known about for weeks . |
| 4 | All the ships , large and small , which had been held up for days past , had now unfurled their sails and were putting to sea . |
| 5 | The plant had been closed down for repairs following an explosion at the St Petersburg nuclear power station , where similar equipment was in use [ see p. 38843 ] . |