Example sentences of "were [vb pp] for these " in BNC.
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1 | It is remarkable that mental qualities that were selected for these purposes should have stood us in such good stead in the very different circumstances of the present day . |
2 | Now brackets were n't invented for algebra , they were invented for these normal numbers that we play with . |
3 | Thus , betas were calculated for the period 1926–31 and portfolios selected from these results ; then the returns were estimated for these portfolios using data from the period 1932 . |
4 | The analyses that were constructed for these frescos were found to be useful in the examination of more famous works . |
5 | Presumably cars from 36–40 were chosen for these experimental features as they were on the newest trucks . |