Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all , new languages were developed for the scientist and engineer who did not want to learn basic code . |
| 2 | He does not court publicity having witnessed other ministers who were tipped for the top and never made it . |
| 3 | The best climbers in the school were picked for the hunt and they set out , one on each shelf . |
| 4 | Nearly 500 families were nominated for the award and the Williams were selected from a shortlist of 12 . |
| 5 | Work started in February 1975 ; two MKIII , ex-Inter-City coaches were modified for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh . |
| 6 | Two different sources of marble within this same quarry group were exploited for the roof and the wall blocks . |
| 7 | Changed circumstances began to alter the criteria which were used for the selection and appointment of heads . |
| 8 | Aristide , in turn , had assured the OAS that he was willing to find a " national solution " to the crisis , one which would safeguard the rights of all sections of society , if respect were shown for the Constitution and if his presidency were recognised . |
| 9 | Transcript/srRNA hybridization signal ratios were compared for the wild-type and mutant strains . |
| 10 | New orders were introduced for the assessment and protection of children at risk . |
| 11 | They were set for the garlic and the prawns , if they made it quick . |
| 12 | In 1762 , when George III purchased the renowned collection of Consul Smith for the Royal collection for £20,000 , tickets were issued for the nobility and gentry to view it . |
| 13 | Halfway through the tour Ollie Campbell , who was holidaying in New Zealand at the time , made the comment that the Irish were under-prepared for the speed and physical impact of the game as practised by the stronger New Zealand sides . |
| 14 | Many of the small boats which usually travelled its waters were moored for the night and The Sandhopper passed a number of them as it made its way up river . |
| 15 | Two rooms and a telephone were reserved for the CAB and , with a list of appointments prepared by the company , clients were called over the tannoy system to avoid queues . |
| 16 | In this paper separate equations were constructed for the university and public sectors with the effect of the value of student support being higher in the public sector . |
| 17 | In the Operations Room , some of the female part-time watchkeepers were just coming on duty and were being briefed on the operations that were planned for the day and those that were already taking place . |
| 18 | County cricketers were paid for the summer and only the best were given a reduced wage to see them through the winter . |
| 19 | It is on a much smaller scale than those held just after the Second World War when animals and livestock were included and a show ring was erected for the horse and pony events . |
| 20 | ( Postwar austerity was blamed for the delay and the same reason caused the projected 1953 ‘ coronation pie ’ to be abandoned . ) |
| 21 | Its immediate economic aim was to work for the reduction and eventual elimination of tariffs on most industrial goods among its members . |
| 22 | He then asked if she was prepared for the parting and she told him , ‘ Willingly , John , in such a cause as this . ’ |
| 23 | IRELAND WAS made for the crack and this band for the hearing . |
| 24 | Their distinctive features have been chronicled ( with evident pride ) by Schaffer ( 1970 ) and Evans ( 1972 ) ; the first because , as a civil servant , he had been much associated with the programme , the second because it was written for the Town and Country Planning Association , long the champions of planned dispersal . |
| 25 | Yet the DSS was paying for the place and she could have shopped around if she had been provided with the help to do this . |
| 26 | Thus the same word — regnum — was used for the whole and for both larger and smaller parts . |
| 27 | A Makarov with silencer was used for the job and the body burnt . |
| 28 | Tutors may wish to explore how it would be treated if it was used for the business and for family use to illustrate that these decisions are not always so clear cut . |
| 29 | A new flag was bought for the masthead and a scheme put in hand to cover part of the terraces . |
| 30 | One said : ‘ He was going for the ball and then he winced in pain . |