Example sentences of "were [verb] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The militants were publicizing demands for political status to be conferred on their imprisoned leader Patricio Baquerizo whom they wanted released . |
| 2 | Elizabeth Addams lived next door , Thomas Addams was still at work in his smith 's shop , Thomas Burge had taken over as the Bristol carrier , and the Clement family were producing cloth for all they were worth in workshops at the end of the street . |
| 3 | The patients were given supplementation for one month and colonic biopsy specimens were taken before and at the end of the trial . |
| 4 | Even Paddington 's platform ends were given supports for overhead electrification when the Lawn was extended to accommodate a shopping centre , leaving Marylebone as the only other London terminus yet to see electric activity . |
| 5 | Information on crofting income is limited , but we were given data for two examples , which we were warned are not typical . |
| 6 | Dr Norris said the doctors were demanding protection for all health care ‘ homicide ’ . |
| 7 | The crisis-hit jewellery firm were fined £1,000 for false labelling — and asked for time to pay . |
| 8 | The angry group of minority shareholders will even risk Barnet folding in an effort to unseat Flashman , whose undignified brawling blackened further the day his club were fined £50,000 for irregular payments . |
| 9 | Flashman missed the troubled Third Division club 's FA Cup defeat by Bournemouth with a bad back — the result of his alleged assault on a photographer when the club were fined £50,000 for financial irregularities . |
| 10 | Still driven by the storm they were carried west for some hours into another narrow passage , though now the current had reversed , so what appeared to be a great ebb-tide came rushing towards them . |
| 11 | In theory , the committees were to provide opportunities for skilled and apprenticed employment , though members admitted that formal apprenticeship , at least , was not always possible , partly because it appeared to many observers that machines had eradicated a number of handicrafts , turning the worker into a ‘ machine-tending artisan ’ , and partly because ‘ skill ’ was a relative concept , demanding different degrees of training . |
| 12 | His Royal Highness then singled out those who were to receive awards for special praise before moving the traditional resolution recognising and honouring the work of all crews and voluntary workers . |
| 13 | At that time a variety of the women 's presses were mooting ideas for conventional anthologies of Black writing in the UK . |
| 14 | Then at the end of the quarter you were getting dividend for twenty people . |
| 15 | British footie fans were combing Europe for new styles a decade ago , says Peter Hooton ( above ) , who documented the rise of the humble sports shoe via his fanzine , The End |
| 16 | Mr Lang said a minority of parents were undermining schooling for all children through allowing truancy , failing to teach the difference between right and wrong and leaving education to schools . |
| 17 | Both had undergone extensive cosmetic surgery following their escape and , at the time of their re-arrest , they were attending hospital for follow-up treatment . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ The Crosby 10 was set up to help local charities and when we were taking suggestions for this year Vicki 's name was mentioned . |
| 19 | There were thriving professional leagues in most of the countries taking part , continental cup competitions were being born in both Europe and South America and the improvements in travel were creating opportunities for professional players to move beyond their national boundaries . |
| 20 | Worries that the relocated employees faced were finding employment for relocated spouses and ensuring that the relocation did not affect children 's schooling . |
| 21 | Under income support regulations they were allowed £17 for each child every week , but under the student grant regulations they were allowed just £8 for each child per week . |
| 22 | A Scottish Office spokesman dismissed recent reports that private organisations were preparing plans for private prisons as pure speculation . |
| 23 | Dickens declared that : ‘ Long before Henry VIII broke with Rome numerous developments were preparing Englishmen for some sort of religious and ecclesiastical change or crisis . ’ |
| 24 | They were awarded damages for this loss of ordinary business which arose naturally from the late delivery . |
| 25 | During the debate , there were repeated calls for tougher sentencing and more resources to buttress law enforcement , tempered with praise for new powers to challenge ‘ over lenient ’ court decisions . |
| 26 | With the fiftieth anniversary of the historic ‘ December Ninth ’ approaching , students were laying plans for large-scale rallies to remind the government of their traditional role as remonstrators and revolutionaries . |
| 27 | Barry Stewart , prosecuting , said Coulson and Davison were concerned with arranging the ringing while the others stole cars for them and were paid £200 for each vehicle . |