Example sentences of "[was/were] provide for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long , silvery , all-metal kitchen was already occupied by two figures dressed in white trousers and jackets topped by high white paper hats : the diminutive lady chef from Montreal and a tall willowy young man who introduced himself as Angus , the special chef employed by the outside firm of top-class caterers who were providing for this journey the sort of food not usually served on trains . |
| 2 | Members of the royal family were provided for in this way . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the LEAs were expanding their provision through a diversified range of courses of ‘ instruction ’ in practical skills , many of which were provided for occupational qualifications at ‘ night schools ’ or evening institutes . |
| 4 | Similar courses were provided for Hoffman Manufacturing Company , Chelmsford , from spring 1957 and for English Electric at Stevenage from autumn 1958 ; by the end of 1961 no less than eight firms were on the list , among them De Havilland , Imperial Chemical Industries and International Computers and Tabulators . |
| 5 | Despite the fact that relief trailers were provided for the homeless they remained empty due to the lack of available land on which to site them , yet the government refused to take over corporate land even for humanitarian purposes . |
| 6 | He emphasised the consequent need for schools to ensure that adequate opportunities were provided for improving accomplishments in speaking and listening . |
| 7 | Inside , the tents were furnished as comfortably as possible : iron bedsteads and hot water were provided for Cook 's tourists . |
| 8 | Loops were provided for the ascenders ( upward strokes ) of b , f , h , k and 1 , and the descenders ( downward strokes ) of f , g , j , y and z . |
| 9 | 51 carriages and limbers were provided for transporting the Howitzer body and cradle and 45 for the Howitzer bed . |
| 10 | Half of them live at Stantonbury , 437 between two and three miles distant , the remainder three to six miles away , mostly on farms and in villages with relatives or connections , and they would not come to live at Wolverton even if cottages were provided for them . |
| 11 | Separate establishments were provided for Scotland and Ireland . |
| 12 | Shrouds and winding-sheets were provided for convenience rather than necessity and , to some extent , to conform to common standards of decency . |
| 13 | Both these projects were provided for in the Five Year plan current at the time but were shelved for lack of funds . |
| 14 | The big show-piece cinemas were built to pull in the fashionable trade but they were not designed for the exclusive use of a social elite ; rather they were provided for all those groups who were prepared to pay money for the movie entertainment that was being provided as part of the delights offered by the down-town city . |
| 15 | In some schools , rooms were provided for parents . |
| 16 | At recent book fairs in London and Florence , publishers were not even able to make use of stands which were provided for free , since they simply had nothing to show . |
| 17 | Similarly , at the Aesculapian sanctuary near Epidaurus , dormitories were provided for pilgrims seeking cures . |
| 18 | The necessary papers were provided for him , the travelling arranged , and by noon he was on an Aeroflot plane to Geneva . |
| 19 | But it was warm , er and er meals were provided for them . |
| 20 | Anyway , appropriate forms and pre-paid envelopes were provided for withdrawals and the interest rate was guaranteed until the beginning of May . |
| 21 | Training for officership meant that her physical needs were provided for , but there was no pay . |
| 22 | Tax concessions were provided for oil and gas developers and for small businesses . |
| 23 | They did not delay their marriage until they had received their inheritance , and younger sons and daughters were provided for even though the formal system was primogeniture . |
| 24 | Scales were provided for itch , dryness , scaling , redness , and overall impression . |
| 25 | More guides were recruited and in August 1992 tours were provided for the Hungarian exhibition and weekend highlight tours of the Museum introduced . |
| 26 | Many wave-energy researchers believe that the consistently unfavourable attitude of the EC towards wave power has its origins in unfavourable assessments which were provided for the Community by the British government . |
| 27 | The regulations were provided for in the 1990 Environmental Protection Act . |
| 28 | While refuge spaces were provided for 19 women and children , four had to be turned away because of lack of space . |
| 29 | Set up in 1983 under the Finance Act , the BES has been a major facilitator of the channelling of funds to businesses ( Peat Marwick 1986 ) , many of which would apparently not have been able to raise capital without the help of the BES , although it was also reported that very little of the funds were provided for seedcorn businesses . |
| 30 | Even Samuel Montagu had said the purpose of the Crown Suppliers was to provide for departments more efficiently than they could do it for themselves or from any other source . |