Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for most " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that the country had surmounted a crucial test when price controls were lifted for most goods in January . |
| 2 | They were housed for most of the year with their ‘ Granny Jerram ’ in the Epsom grandstand , which was let to Henry Dorling in his capacity as clerk of the course . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There were no restrictions about hair length as wigs were worn for most numbers . |
| 5 | Mr Allan admitted keeping houses secure was a problem and said it seemed that young children were to blame for most of the damage and fires in the street . |
| 6 | Regional competitions were held for most indoor sports like billiards , snooker and darts ; many deaf institutes had their soccer teams with the B.D.D.A. 's annual Healey Cup being keenly fought for . |
| 7 | Knowledge of the stock market was limited for most dealers . |
| 8 | The area was evacuated for most of the day as police searched for other devices . |
| 9 | Certainly he played extremely well in that position after Peter Wall was injured for most of 1972–73 and in the first half of 1973–74 , and it was from that position that he captained the Palace side . |
| 10 | Sharpe was sidelined for most of last season with a groin injury . |
| 11 | In the first instance , it was in many ways conventionally arranged : the teachers and their groups spent most of their time within their home bases where provision was made for most types of activity . |
| 12 | When the rough land above Dentdale was enclosed or " occupied " , the road was walled for most of its length ( which shows how important it was in the life of the Dales ) and became known as the Occupation Road . |
| 13 | Such desensitisation is inhibited at 20°C , and this temperature was preferred for most experiments since it enabled effects of activation of protein kinase C to be assessed against a relatively stable control value . |
| 14 | Although span wire overhead construction was used for most of the route , bracket suspension , using peculiar curved bracket arms , was used in Northcote Road and on the approaches to Goat House Bridge . |
| 15 | Any sort of travel , even by bus , had become very difficult , and a permit was needed for most journeys from one place to another . |
| 16 | His colleague on this officially sponsored mission was Douglas Cunningham , of the Indian Medical Service , with whom Lewis was to collaborate for most of his career . |