Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] were [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NORTH U21s , managed by Dave Parker , enjoyed their biennial pre-season tour to Marvejols in Central France where they were hosted for their week long visit by French families as the result of town twinning with Cockermouth , and the fantastic hospitality and often adventurous leisure activities were enjoyed not only by the players but also by referee Fred Howard , who officiated in the first two matches . |
| 2 | Dig out the 10,000 piece jigsaw of The Sky At Night that you were given for Christmas 10 years ago . |
| 3 | But you would have to be awfully sure that you were destined for the gallows to put to sea in a small boat during a storm . |
| 4 | But once you were qualified for the job you could n't put a stranger on you had to ta teach that stranger a job . |
| 5 | But as accountants , although we were respected for our expertise , like lawyers , our work was entirely reactive rather than proactive , ’ says Mr Riley . |
| 6 | Photographer Sandra Lousada , who produces lots of our favourite pictures , took so many gorgeous shots that we were spoilt for choice . |
| 7 | We must move from the idea that the animals were given to us and made for us , to the idea that we were made for creation , to serve it and ensure its continuance . |
| 8 | We never had much to eat in ordinary times , but we had less now and us kids were really glad of the extra slice of bread and jam that we were given for our school breakfast . |
| 9 | Unfortunately the 1926 Illuminations had to be terminated prematurely because of a miners ' strike , although they were reinstated for one night on October 2 for the opening of New South Promenade by Lord Derby . |
| 10 | Throughout his time at university , Gedge was still seeing Janet Rigby , although they were separated for a year while she finished her ‘ A ’ Levels in Middleton . |
| 11 | It should be stressed that both Mrs Kent and Mr Burrell did considerably more work than they were paid for . |
| 12 | Government figures released today show that like Wymott at the time of the riot , nearly a third of prisons in England and Wales are overcrowded , several housing seventy percent more prisoners than they were designed for . |
| 13 | He suggests that they were worn for display only , rather than as a dress-fastening , being heavily abraded from contact with coarse outer clothing . |
| 14 | The so-called ‘ Palace Style ’ amphoras were at first made and used only at Knossos itself , which strongly suggests that they were made for the use of the ruling elite . |
| 15 | of all entries each month to ensure that they were made for legitimate purposes . |
| 16 | Tony and Ian Greig , in turn , soon served notice that they were headed for higher arenas . |
| 17 | It was an exceptionally youthful group , five of them were only fourteen , and the fact that they were booked for , of all places , the highly sophisticated Folies-Bergère made the ‘ extraordinary ’ very apt . |
| 18 | Only three of Armenia 's fleet of seven helicopters remained , the rest having been shot down by Azerbaijani forces claiming that they were used for military purposes . |
| 19 | The fact that they were considered for the Swedish national side in 1965 cut no ice with discerning Athletico fans . |
| 20 | From the moment that they were introduced it was plain that they were meant for one another . |
| 21 | The government has also failed in its responsibility for the Health and Sa Safety Executive by restricting year after year adequate resources for them to carry out the function that they were designed for . |
| 22 | In April 1957 , when what remained of the work was being cleared up , some specimens which had been laid by to crystallize were found to have done so , and so they were sent for pharmacological investigation . |
| 23 | She thought he would say nothing more , then he went on slowly , ‘ Gabriella and I were engaged for only three months . |
| 24 | My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children . |
| 25 | Aircraft which were collected with such discrimination and taste , which were restored using the most scrupulous of standards and which were displayed for us and our children to enjoy at the Tamiami Airport near Miami , Florida . |
| 26 | Species that were numerous around the boat and which were caught for a cursory examination only ’ were released again alive , ‘ the operation ’ , Gould maintained , giving ‘ not the least pain to the bird , the point of the hook merely taking hold in the horny and insensible tip of the beak . ’ |
| 27 | In early 1988 we reported in this journal the short term outcome in 33 patients referred to the National Heart Hospital between late 1984 and the end of 1986 and who were accepted for urgent cardiac transplantation . |
| 28 | £560 if you were hospitalised for a week after being involved in an accident as the NatWest Hospital Income Plan would pay you DOUBLE the normal rate for hospitalisation . |
| 29 | If you were disqualified for more than 12 months ( in certain cases 12 months or more ) you can only get a provisional licence until you pass your driving test again . |
| 30 | But if you were arrested for murder they would have to be very careful not to blow their cover . |