Example sentences of "[n mass] [was/were] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The data were then aggregated for the calendar year 1991 . |
| 2 | These aircraft were specially configured for instrument lay out and training capabilities allied to DC-8 operating procedures . |
| 3 | Data was only recorded for the near contract , excluding the delivery month , because volume was low in the deferred contracts and in the near contract during the delivery month . |
| 4 | The AP data was correctly parsed for 73% of cases , the Hansard for 60% of cases . |
| 5 | Difference between group means were stistically tested for significance using paired and unpaired Student 's t test with separate variance estimate if the standard deviations were significantly different according to the F-test . |
| 6 | And it looks to me as if you two lovely people were just made for each other ! ’ |
| 7 | Roadblocks were set up throughout Lima , and an estimated 15,000 people were reportedly arrested for questioning , although the Interior Minister Augustín Mantilla confirmed that none of these were suspected of direct involvement in the attack . |
| 8 | ‘ People were literally running for their lives but I was rooted to the spot . ’ |
| 9 | FOUR people were yesterday sent for trial at the Old Bailey over the deaths of bank clerk Alison Manwaring and her father Matthew at their home in Barking , east London . |
| 10 | NINE people were yesterday committed for trial at York Crown Court accused with an £800,000 mortgage fraud . |
| 11 | After a tour in February 1989 of Soviet psychiatric hospitals a US delegation reported that , although some improvements had been made , people were still hospitalized for political reasons and recommended that the Soviet Union should not be readmitted to the World Psychiatric Association ( WPA — for October 1989 Soviet readmission see p. 36980 ) . |
| 12 | Many people were therefore trapped for a long time . |
| 13 | Seventeen people were subsequently arrested for reselling share applications and vouchers . |
| 14 | The two City teams shared premises which housed social services and some health service staff ( the therapists but not , until late in the day , the CHMNs ) , but in Newark the social services and health service staff were separately housed for most of the study period . |
| 15 | A spokesman told The Northern Echo yesterday some local education authority staff were also working for the Dyslexia Institute and there was no indication the needs of dyslexic youngsters were not being met . |
| 16 | Contact 's staff were well qualified for this type of work . |
| 17 | Other newspapers would follow his example , the media was well known for its sheep-like character . |
| 18 | Caring for People was originally scheduled for implementation in April 1991 , however , in July 1990 the Government announced that the reforms would be delayed and phased in over two years . |
| 19 | Stamp duty on most house sales was effectively suspended for eight months ; building societies and banks agreed to put up some £750-£1,000 million for rent-back or similar schemes to help mortgage payers who were in difficulties ; and legislation was to be introduced to make possible the direct payment of mortgage interest by the government to lenders where borrowers were in receipt of ( social security ) income support . |
| 20 | Over 35,000 plant species were carefully screened for anti-cancer properties , and yew bark extract was found to be effective against tumours in mice . |
| 21 | Civil servants employed at Fort George and Ebrington Barracks were warmly congratulated for defying the IRA by reporting for duty . |
| 22 | Universal , who had advanced him the $850,000 were even prepared for the fact that it challenged the American Dream and attacked American society for ‘ destroying itself ’ , told through its hero — played by Dennis — who is a Hollywood stunt man devoured by his quest for big cars , swimming pools and gorgeous girls . |
| 23 | The duck was commonly used for earthenware sauce-boats , with the head and neck creating the handle and the tail an ill-suited spout . |
| 24 | In their semi-final the Benton pair were fully extended for three hours by Newark 's Malcolm Edwards and Alan Ward ; then Allcock dominated a series of short ends to go through 25–19 . |
| 25 | A total of $75,000,000 was also provided for communities whose water supplies were affected . |
| 26 | From the 1970s , ITV executives would note with a mixture of exasperation and glee that highly popular — but also esteemed and award-winning — ITV series were frequently mistaken for BBC products . |
| 27 | An increase in spending on investment projects , from $400,000,000 to $424,000,000 was also allowed for . |