Example sentences of "[noun pl] were reserve [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In the Chamber of the People 101 seats were reserved for the Czech Republic and 49 for the Slovak Republic ; in the Chamber of Nations each republic had 75 seats .
2 Our stronger feelings were reserved for the unscrupulous organisers of this sordid trade in human cargoes who were profiting from the Asians ' misery .
3 But the fireworks were reserved for the last six holes , each of which he birdied .
4 The opening piece , Respighi 's symphonic poem Fountains of Rome , was subtly characterised and sensuously played , but the real fireworks were reserved for the second half of the concert .
5 About 50 parking spaces were reserved for the disabled in Abbot 's Yard car park , Houndgate , Horsemarket and Raby Terrace , said Coun. Robinson .
6 But Mr Desmond Fennell , QC , chairman of the Bar , claimed there was a danger that many people needing legal help would have access only to a ‘ more expensive Jack of all trades , ’ while specialist skills were reserved for the privileged few .
7 The church 's greatest denunciations were reserved in the early period for sexual immorality and the dangers to the people coming from modern society : from the cinema , literature , radio , and , above all , from dance-halls ( Whyte 1980 : 25–34 ) .
8 The public , however , had only a total of fifteen days to view the exhibition , between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. , as Thursdays and Fridays were reserved for the judges .
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