Example sentences of "which [was/were] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1867 he introduced hotel coupons which were exchanged for meals and accommodation at hotels with whom Cook had arrangements . |
| 2 | Such divine imagery was confined to extravagant and luxury items such as ornate scabbards and cameos , which were intended for members of the imperial court , and does not appear on objects of mass circulation such as coins , on which representations of Augustus were always human after 27 BC . |
| 3 | This accounted for Washington 's disparaging view of various ‘ zones of peace ’ advocated by Soviet leaders in the 1950s and 1960s , which were intended for regions where the Western states remained militarily preponderant . |
| 4 | Four Minilab Sovereign detectors which were intended for export to Belgium were stolen from the premises of Search Technology on 30 August 1991 . |
| 5 | A brother officer , Jock Lewes of the Welsh Guards , had discovered some parachutes which were destined for transport to India , and obtained permission from Laycock for himself and Stirling to experiment with them , together with four other Guardsmen . |
| 6 | It is that someone among them has taken for himself some of the treasures of the city which were destined for God 's own sanctuary . |
| 7 | On March 3 King Hassan announced that at some time prior to the legislative elections which were scheduled for Oct. 9 , 1992 , constitutional changes to establish a better balance between legislative and executive bodies would be put to a referendum . |
| 8 | In part the support of the two centrist parties for the bill was a function of their wish to avoid provoking the government into calling an early election in the lower chamber to coincide with the partial elections for the upper house which were scheduled for July 26 . |
| 9 | The transfection solution ( 800µl ) was added to the cells which were cultured for 16hrs , washed and re-fed . |
| 10 | Assays of CAT activity were carried out as described by Gorman ( 19 ) with extracts which were equalised for protein content , as determined by the method of Bradford ( 20 ) . |
| 11 | The rediscovery of rich veins of vernacular literature , which had been kept alive in the oral traditions of the peasants during centuries of domination by alien cultures , gave a feeling of self-confidence to the national movements which were striving for independence . |
| 12 | In October 1658 he advertised his pendulum-regulated clocks , including those of month and year duration , being ‘ the first that were in England ’ , which were offered for sale from his house at Mosses Alley , Southwark , and at the Mermaid in Lothbury , the home of his son-in-law , Thomas Loomes . |
| 13 | But the salination of 100,000 hectares of land has affected the fertility of adjoining holdings which were used for paddy farming , forcing thousands of poor farmers to sell or lease their ancestral land to shrimp industries . |
| 14 | The pope , as St Peter 's heir and bishop of Rome , needed episcopal orders — the highest orders of the Church which gave the bishop power to ordain priests , confirm members of the Church and bless the holy oils which were used for ordinations and for the sick . |
| 15 | She is a Rhodesian Ridgeback by breed and I resist the urgings of trendy ideologues who would rename these dogs which were used for lion hunting in East Africa . |
| 16 | Most amphitheatres were very large and all important towns possessed their own which were used for displays of all kinds but particularly for gladiatorial combat and exhibitions . |
| 17 | These tribesmen were primarily shepherds who moved with their herds , which were bred for wool as well as meat , in a constant search for good grazing and water . |
| 18 | 2–6 At a sale of surplus stock belonging to R. Wilson of Leorin were a pair of duncel-backed young horses , brother and sister , which were sold for £100 . |
| 19 | The motions which were chosen for debate all hovered marginally above the lowest common factor of Party opinion and were designed to be carried nem con . |
| 20 | The Club took this opportunity to make several course alterations which were opened for play in August 1922 . |
| 21 | A good illustration of ‘ intended ’ is found in the case of Childs v Coghlan ( 1968 ) 112 Sol Jo 175 where a 30 ton earth mover which was made for use on construction sites and not roads was held to be a motor vehicle . |
| 22 | Franc 's Diary , that entertaining miscellany which was written for years by a succession of different pens . |
| 23 | On Dec. 25 a 79-member national commission was created to determine the composition and agenda of a National Conference which was scheduled for May 1992 as the next step in the democratization process . |
| 24 | The scheme , which required the passage of enabling legislation and which was scheduled for July 25 , was expected to generate revenue of some 91,000 million roubles for the government . |
| 25 | A press conference on the subject , which was scheduled for Monday , was cancelled due to the suicide of former Prime Minister Pierre Beregovoy over the weekend . |
| 26 | Most historians use Buck 's land survey data and statistics erm work by the for the nineteen thirties to draw comparisons with official data which was collected for tax purposes from nineteen fifty two onwards but there 's very little data from the period of land reform itself . |
| 27 | Her teacher had seen a small notice about a charity in Russia which was looking for hosts for children from the affected regions and had contacted a friend , originally from Russia , who helped investigate the charity . |
| 28 | The current report questions the present use of a replacement plasticiser , acetyl tributyl citrate ( ATBC ) , which was developed for use in microwaves . |
| 29 | The Committee formed a Scottish Socialist Party at the end of August which was accepted for affiliation to the Labour Party on a total of 1,000 members . |
| 30 | This plan was initiated despite strong opposition from the nations bordering the Indian Ocean , which was expressed for example in a joint statement issued in 1974 . |