Example sentences of "[pron] were [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you know what she said last night , after I 'd told her what Dieter and I were planning for next week ? |
| 2 | During the later stages of the field surveys which were made for this Flora , the National Vegetation Classification project ( NVC ) was being carried out . |
| 3 | FLYING SCOTSMAN SERVICES have cancelled their two Welshman services which were planned for this month . |
| 4 | Standing in the Townley Room and looking through to the sculptures displayed next door ( Room 83 ) , most of which were intended for public display , one is well aware of the reduced scale and decorative qualities sought by the private collector who wined and dined amidst his collection . |
| 5 | This reports the result of the vote and includes details of : the number and value of the shareholders of the class ; those present in person or by proxy ; the number and value of the holders of the class who voted for and against the scheme ( and whether in person or by proxy ) ; any members who abstained from voting ; and particulars of any proxies which were rejected for any reason by the chairman . |
| 6 | In addition , branch and class members paid annual capitation subscriptions which were earmarked for three purposes : 20% was retained by the branch , 40% was remitted to the District and the other 40% was forwarded to the National Association . |
| 7 | Brabin J. commented on the site chosen for the defendant 's premises which were used for fat rendering , an offensive trade . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She were knocking for this thing you know . |
| 10 | During the last century they came to be conducted largely by the police and lawyers instructed by them , who were replaced for most purposes by the Crown Prosecution Service in 1986 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The symptoms of 174 children who were evaluated for chronic constipation , are reported in this study together with the longterm outcome in 90 of them . |
| 13 | Although originally the Roman calendar began in the spring on 1 March ( as reflected in our names for the months September to December ) , the consuls , who were elected for one year , in 153 BC began to take office on 1 January . |
| 14 | Emancipation for women was beginning to rumble and Cook may have embraced the idea , but , being a shrewd opportunist , it is more likely that he saw potential customers among women who were striving for more freedom . |
| 15 | Three organisers of an Acid House party who were jailed for three months for breaching an injunction banning an event in Warwickshire were freed in the High Court in London yesterday after apologising . |
| 16 | The EESA team consisted of the educational psychologist who originally proposed that the agency should be set up , a supervisor , and eight workers who were selected for such qualities as their apparent ability to empathize with their clients without seeming patronizing , and to deal with difficult situations . |
| 17 | Hassan issued a public statement on Sept. 13 , 1989 , declaring that the hunger strikers were " not political detainees at all " but " common law detainees who were indicted for violent acts which harmed public security " . |
| 18 | In fact , he would have made an ideal barrister — and he defended quite a lot of men who were indicted for various things — got them away because he was too cute for the superintendent who was dealing with the job . |
| 19 | This fundamentally optimistic interpretation of the world and its mysterious working was contested by the heirs of the Enlightenment of the previous century , who were looking for rational explanations and practical methods of applying them . |
| 20 | In an appeal to exiles to return to Togo to " contribute their quota to the construction of their country " , he offered a " general amnesty to all those who were sentenced for political offences or plots against the nation " . |
| 21 | Individuals who were expelled for political activity or failure to meet the fees — or simply for poor examination results — were given additional grounds for grievance , while the punishment of an entire college tended to strengthen student esprit de corps . |
| 22 | Handed over in 1939 by Its owners In response to an advertisement in The Times , Youth Allyah decided to use it as a transit camp for refugee children who were waiting for permanent hachshara . |
| 23 | However , compensation would only go to " those who suffered unusually under Nazi terror , for example , those who were used for medical experiments " . |
| 24 | The hostages , who were held for 444 days following the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in September 1979 , were released within minutes of Reagan being sworn in as President on Jan. 21 , 1981 . |
| 25 | And he admits : ‘ It is not normal for the Spanish people to leave the place where you were born for long spells . |
| 26 | So some were staring down at you and others were well below your eye level , which meant that you were scanning for each piece rather than reading them as a series . |
| 27 | Tha that Scottish card that you were looking for that painting ? |
| 28 | Is this what you found when you were looking for that card ? |
| 29 | If you were selecting for this year 's prize who would you put forward ? |
| 30 | that , we went up there as in actual fact we were looking for certain place when er the postcard we had was n't it , was n't the cows given us trouble and we went |