Example sentences of "was [verb] for most " in BNC.
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1 | Knowledge of the stock market was limited for most dealers . |
2 | The area was evacuated for most of the day as police searched for other devices . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Sharpe was sidelined for most of last season with a groin injury . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Any sort of travel , even by bus , had become very difficult , and a permit was needed for most journeys from one place to another . |
10 | 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 . |