Example sentences of "and [adj] [was/were] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There were a very few sources of material which were unrationed : parachute nylon could be bought sometimes and this was used for underclothes and men 's shirts .
2 Kappa values of 0.72 and 0.61 were obtained for comparisons between the two observers ( GM and CM ) and the blinded observer ( LJW ) .
3 Later , the evidence of nine-year-old Jennet Demdike was used against other adults , and all were taken for trial at Lancaster Assizes .
4 At the end of the survey the number of registered haemophilic patients was 1818 , and 1584 were tested for HIV antibodies .
5 Independents won seven seats and two were reserved for guerrillas who gave up their arms ; it was anticipated that these would be allocated to representatives of the Workers ' Revolutionary Party ( PRT ) , a guerrilla group which signed a peace pact with the government on Dec. 28 and was due to disarm in the far northern province of Sucre on Jan. 26 .
6 WALES nominated Alan Davies and Robert Norster for the positions of coach and manager to the British Lions in New Zealand next year , and both were invited for interview , but the appointments of McGeechan and Cooke were surely for rubber stamping only .
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