Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham . |
| 2 | Some of these arrived accidentally , but many were released deliberately for the benefit of seafarers and settlers . |
| 3 | Under the new schedule the period Feb. 29-March 28 was set aside for the registration of voters and a constitutional referendum would be held on March 18 ; municipal elections would follow in the first half of April and legislative elections would be held in two rounds on May 17 and May 31 . |
| 4 | Interim Flight Authority arrived on August 11 , 1992 and the 17th was set aside for the great day . |
| 5 | Nowhere was this more apparent than in the complicated pattern of voting that was drawn up for the Council , varying according to the nature and source of the issue under discussion and ranging from simply majorities through qualified majorities to unanimity . |