Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for [noun] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Anglers are presently major users of the Derwent and would remain so even if the river were reinstated for use by power craft . ) |
| 2 | FOUR people accused of a series of deception offences at post offices were committed for trial by Whitby magistrates yesterday . |
| 3 | The beans were sold as Megabeans but were manufactured for Megastores by Beaneasy . |
| 4 | A good pastel by Francesco Clemente ( lot 165 , est. £10,000–15,000 ) fetched £17,000 , two important paintings by Christopher Lebrun attracted keen interest , ‘ Marcus Curtius ’ ( lot 167 , est. £14,000–18,000 ) being purchased by private dealer , Desmond Page , and sales at admittedly low prices , were made for works by Donald Baechler ( lot 168 ) , Kenny Scharf ( lot 177 ) , Matt Mullican ( lots 185 and 186 ) and other New York artists rarely seen in London . |
| 5 | At the peak of their literary importance , broadside sheets were used for poems by men of such eminence as John Dryden ( 1631–1700 ) , and publications of this nature could certainly find a fit home with any book-collector . |
| 6 | If there is no reliance then , notwithstanding the fact that the goods were offered for sale by description , the buyer has bought the goods on other terms . |
| 7 | In 1938 , breath tests were introduced for motorists by police in Indianapolis , America . |
| 8 | Films were censored for decency by Local Authorities , with the aid of an independent board . |
| 9 | A member-get-member campaign was run in the Autumn of 1992 in which 400 colleagues were proposed for membership by members . |
| 10 | In these circumstances a choice of material was developed for selection by centres and , where appropriate , adaptation for their own circumstances . |
| 11 | The Stokoe and Kuschel list was developed for use by anthropologists on field work , and also does not include items relevant to deaf culture . |
| 12 | In this case it was designed for use by slalom paddlers in the Canadian classes , though it is proving popular with kayak users as well . |
| 13 | He had been writing short stories and inventing film scripts since his childhood but it was not until 1940 that one was accepted for publication by Cyril Connolly [ q.v. ] in Horizon . |
| 14 | It was decided to bring about the dissolution of the greater part of this library , and the library was offered for sale by Messrs Sotheby at one of the provincial salerooms they then owned , Sotheby 's Taunton . |
| 15 | A BOX of 100 shotgun cartridges made for King George VI was bought for £880 by gun fan Tony Kennedy of Launceston , Cornwall . |
| 16 | It was prosecuted for obscenity by Ernest Pinard , the advocate who also enjoys the shabby fame of leading the case against Les Fleurs du mal . |
| 17 | A different kind of period piece , Changing Places , was optioned for Hollywood by Otto Plaschkes but never reached the screen . |
| 18 | A few mono copies of the album with the deleted cuts did make it out of the factory but no stereo version was believed to have been pressed until early this year , when the only known copy was advertised for auction by Strider Records of New York . |
| 19 | Between then and 1872 Millend was advertised for sale by auction on several occasions . |
| 20 | He was an ever-present member of the team that was beaten for promotion by Newport County and a margin of three points in a thrilling campaign . |
| 21 | Mata Mua ( In Olden Times ) by Gauguin was sent for sale by Jaime Ortiz- Patino , grandson of the Bolivian tin magnate Antenor Patino . |
| 22 | The offering was managed for FIserv by Morgan Stanley & Co Inc , Merrill Lynch & Co and Robert W Baird & Co Inc . |