Example sentences of "they [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | These courses could not be done in a shorter time so they were normally arranged for a time of year when there was less pressure of work on those participating . |
| 2 | They were already dressed for the wedding , wearing little bits of borrowed fineries they were afraid he would notice . |
| 3 | The four partners — all Irish — had planned to be open for St Patrick 's Day but , as the photo shows , that did n't stop them unfurling their banner to indicate they were already prepared for next year . |
| 4 | They were similarly arranged for day and night travelling and were all vestibuled together . |
| 5 | The Command 's strength rarely exceeded 25 men , but they were carefully selected for their ferocity and reliability . |
| 6 | He did not think that they were adequately prepared for their roles as modern doctors . |
| 7 | And they were eventually rewarded for their endeavour and spirit with a cracking goal . |
| 8 | Lothian and Borders police said they were well prepared for the friendly invasion . |
| 9 | They were well placed for taking the offensive , being 200 miles behind the enemy front line and 150 miles south of the coastal plain . |
| 10 | Although they were well placed for chalk , all other commodities had to be carried by rail or barge up-river to the works . |
| 11 | In fact , he has continually made a point of recording that he was not a boy from the wrong side of the tracks , as some tried to indicate , but that his mother/grandmother made sure they were well provided for . |
| 12 | Needless to say , they were well primed for The Smiths . |
| 13 | They were well paid for women 's work , but brought neither the status nor pay of male artisans . |
| 14 | A third group were idealists and enlisted with the Artists ' Rifles and other forces , whether or not they were physically suited for fighting . |
| 15 | A third group were idealists and enlisted with the Artists ' Rifles and other forces , whether or not they were physically suited for fighting . |
| 16 | It is the sort of thing known by its fruit ; and by the second half of the nineteenth century conservation of matter and of energy were such effective assumptions that they were generally taken for established truths . |
| 17 | They were clearly destined for the junior secondary , with no hope of passing the " qualie " . |
| 18 | Shortly afterwards they were outward bound for the Great Barrier Reef where they cruised for a year in search of a dream . |
| 19 | Even on weekdays there were problems in booking caddies because members who , say , arrived at lunchtime might discover that all the caddies were out on the course , and there was no way of telling whether they were also booked for the afternoon ! |
| 20 | They were also allowed for the first time to subsidize denominational primary schools . |
| 21 | Delinquent White youths were described as ‘ uncivilised ’ ; ‘ barbarians ’ who adopted unattractive clothing , listened to American-influenced music and ‘ savagely ’ attacked innocent victims ; they were also blamed for initiating a steady decline in sexual mores . |
| 22 | They were also admired for their military prowess , it being widely assumed that before the arrival of the British the Masai had been paramount among the tribes of East Africa ; they were ‘ aristocrats and formerly conquered east central Africa ’ . |
| 23 | Whilst coffins of this type were produced for vault and brick-lined shaft deposit they were also required for intramural earth-cut graves ; one such example from the 1820s was discovered during the excavations at St Mary 's Church , Little Ilford , Essex in 1984 . |
| 24 | As they lie smoothly on top of one another , they were also used for the principal retaining walk around the lawn . |
| 25 | They were also used for timing the length of sailors ’ watches . |
| 26 | They were later joined for dinner at Top Table by . |
| 27 | Unbelievably , they were later fined for , respectively , wilful damage and assault , and obstructing the police . |
| 28 | They were mainly worked for lead and the Pennine orefields were later worked for baryte and fluorite . |
| 29 | The galleries of Cumbria , so frequently referred to as ‘ Spinning Galleries ’ , could better be called ‘ Wool Galleries ’ , for they were mainly used for fleece , wool , yarn and cloth in many stages of storing , preparation and drying . |
| 30 | Irish cattle were very popular at Norwich market because they were ideally suited for the coastal marshes in Norfolk and north Suffolk . |