Example sentences of "was [verb] for [det] " in BNC.

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1 She was in pain , but she was taking it out on a complicated Fair Isle jumper that she was knitting for some nephew in Canada .
2 To develop a list of questions in a structured way as the basis for a second round of fact-finding , a root definition was formulated for each sub-system of the post-ERA model , and a series of second level models constructed .
3 But this is so only where the fence etc. was erected with reference to the highway and would probably not apply where the fence was erected for some other reason ( A.G. v Beynon , [ 1969 ] 2 All ER 263 ) .
4 The best we could do was to arrange for some of our experienced investigators to spend a few days explaining how we worked , and then to attach our visitors to a particular investigation that was current so that they could experience the practical application of our methods .
5 A log-periodogram was calculated for each data set , and binned in groups of 2 ; the ensemble average has 22 independent periodogram points per power spectrum estimate .
6 The mean difference in Hamilton scores between patients treated with serotonin reuptake inhibitors and those treated with tricyclic or related antidepressants ( treatment difference ) was calculated for each trial .
7 The ratio of drop out rate of patients in the serotonin reuptake inhibitor group to that in the tricyclic and related antidepressant group ( odds ratio ) was calculated for each study .
8 The improvement in the mean of the pure tone audiometric thresholds at six frequencies from 250 Hz to 8 kHz was calculated for each follow up time .
9 The improvement in mean hearing threshold since the preoperative assessment was calculated for each child at each follow up .
10 The mean number of errors made during each trial was calculated for each group .
11 To evaluate this parameter independently the mean stool frequency was calculated for each group at entry and during the study .
12 The ratio of radioactivity of ulcer area v intact mucosa was calculated for each group of rats .
13 The ratio of the radioactivity bound to the ulcerated and to the intact mucosa was calculated for each group of animals of the B series .
14 The coefficient of variation was calculated for each set of 10 tubes .
15 The ratio of labelled ( S phase ) to total cells ( labelling index ) for the entire crypt , as well as ratios for each of the five equal compartments into which the crypt had been divided longitudinally , was calculated for each patient .
16 In addition , each column was divided into five equal compartments from the base ( compartment 1 ) to the mouth of the gland ( compartment 5 ) , and the ratio of labelled to total cells was calculated for each compartment .
17 The battle was on , and was to continue for another year .
18 The Party was formed for those reasons .
19 Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you , so that you may guard ( against evil ) Surrah 11 , 183
20 Knowledge of the stock market was limited for most dealers .
21 But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below .
22 He took the view that her consent alone could not be retracted since it was given for all time as part of the contract of marriage .
23 If there were too many missing responses no score was given for that student .
24 Er , the only authority that was given was the authority to arm the officers by Mr which he would have put in to writing , er he was aware as to the method of entry to the of the flat but that no authority , no written authority was given for that .
25 One predominant reason was given for this low level of concern about professional development amongst arts teachers , although two very distinct responses were given .
26 The point was given for any answer between 55 mins and 1 hr 38 mins .
27 Little is known for certain about his early upbringing or education although we do know that John Howard was criticized for both neglecting him ( because of his many absences ) and for imposing an unduly repressive regime when he was at home .
28 A new , precoded , form was completed for each new activity undertaken ; the research instrument therefore differed from the more conventional diary approach in which the work done in specific time periods is recorded ( Mintzberg , 1973 ; Stewart , 1988 ) .
29 No recreation was arranged for those of us in outlying areas .
30 To progress the analysis to the level at which activities could be identified , a root definition was developed for each sub-system in turn , and a second-level conceptual model constructed .
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