Example sentences of "[was/were] want for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Written guidelines were wanted for all tasks so that there are no recriminations when things go wrong . |
| 2 | In that case , the plaintiff had invested money in a company after relying on accounts that had been prepared negligently by the defendant accountants who had known that the accounts were wanted for the purpose of inducing the plaintiff to invest money in the company . |
| 3 | Mr Samra said both men were wanted for involvement with criminal gangs in Bombay . |
| 4 | As this wall faces north the sun seldom shines on any of these , a dismal fact for gardeners working in them but usual for old kitchen gardens where every inch of warm south-facing ground was wanted for crops . |
| 5 | Killer Clare was looking after Cathy because she had been employed by a home care agency which had n't checked her references — though she was wanted for arson . |
| 6 | Menachem Begin the leader of Irgun , who was wanted for the murders of sergeants Martin and Paice ( see Daily Express ) went on in time to become the Prime Minister of the Zionist State of Israel . |
| 7 | But Lily knew well enough what was wanted for her . |
| 8 | One moment I was a famous and popular doctor , the next I was a violent criminal who was wanted for murder . |
| 9 | Susanne Albrecht , who was wanted for the 1977 murder of the banker Jürgen Ponto , and Inge Viett , wanted for the 1974 murder of the judge Günter von Drenkmann , were arrested on June 6 in East Berlin , and on June 14 Werner Lotze , Monika Helbing , Ekkehard von Seckendorff-Gudent and Christine Dümlein ( all wanted in connection with other attacks ) were also held , as was Sigrid Sternebeck on June 15 . |
| 10 | Once it was known that Terry Gill was wanted for questioning , a young constable who knew him , all bright eyed and bushy tailed , pointed out that his van had been parked in the car-park all day within fifty yards of the Incident Room . |
| 11 | Always at the back of his mind was a serious actor trying to break out of the ‘ Carry On ’ mould , but while he was wanted for nothing more , says Percival , he was ready to go on showing that he was better than anyone else . |