Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shock news came as Roker manager Malcolm Crosby was completing his preparations for tonight 's visit of Second Dvision leaders Ipswich Town the first of four crucial games in seven days . |
| 2 | There was , then , unanimous agreement that the overriding function of the continuation schools was to prepare their pupils for ‘ the efficient discharge of the duties of citizenship ’ , but it was also understood that in order to make this viable , young people had to be taught to ‘ increase their adaptability and skill in bread-winning occupations ’ . |
| 3 | Harold was flexing his muscles for the perfect balance , teeth bared , knife poised over his head . |
| 4 | There was the usual battery of clicks and coughs which signalled that the internal communications system of the Cathedral was girding its loins for action . |
| 5 | But Gary was keeping his predictions for the gilt market restrained . |
| 6 | But even as Elizabeth Mowbray was finalising her plans for departure , Fate intervened . |