Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sycorax was lying in the common pit , alongside the cadavers of islanders who had also been caught in the fighting , and were awaiting return for burial under the terms of the peace . |
| 2 | He was re-elected to Parliament in 1892 , as member for North Bedfordshire , and was appointed under-secretary for India and then , in 1894 , under-secretary in the home department . |
| 3 | Sir Michael became Chemicals Coordinator in 1976 , and was appointed director for North America in 1979 , also becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever United States Inc . |
| 4 | He was JP for West Sussex from 1640 until his death , and was elected MP for Midhurst in a by-election to the Long Parliament in 1645 , his fellow-MP being William Cawley the regicide [ q.v . ] . |
| 5 | He was accompanied by son-in-law Colin Dulson and was raising money for Age Concern . |
| 6 | The union disregarded the injunctions and was fined £50,000 for contempt of court . |