Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] in [noun prp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By summonses dated 16 October , against each plaintiff , the defendants sought a declaration that in the circumstances the English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants in respect of the subject matter of the claim or the relief or remedy sought and an order that the action be dismissed on the grounds that the defendants were domiciled in Scotland for the purposes of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 and that Schedule 4 to the Act provided that the defendants should , subject to exceptions which were not applicable , be sued in the courts of Scotland . |
| 2 | Tom and Faye 's parents were living in London for a year , and most of Bill 's family lived in Cairns , so there was to be no Russell or Hamilton family Christmas this year . |
| 3 | A spokesman for Wiltshire County Council explained : ‘ The dogs were made in Taiwan for an Andrex promotion but when the shipment arrived at Southampton the company decided they were sub-standard . |
| 4 | You know again it was a professional company it start with we were doing in Manchester for a week 's training . |
| 5 | In May , Thomas and Martha were tried in London for the murder of their children ; Thomas was found not guilty — as there was no evidence to suggest a motive , or that he was in the area at the time — and Martha was acquitted on the grounds of insanity . |
| 6 | Following four months of negotiations , agreement in principle was reached in October for the restructuring of Costa Rica 's US$1,500 million debt with commercial banks , which would reduce the debt by $1,000 million and the annual interest payments from $150,000,000 to $50,000,000 . |
| 7 | In her spare time Deborah , who was based in Tyneside for the TGWU , enjoyed rock climbing and cycling . |
| 8 | In September , 1990 , the epidemic strain was isolated in Manchester for the first time ( patient M6 ) and by the end of that year was responsible for 4 of the 11 P cepacia cases . |
| 9 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
| 10 | Again , he was teaching in London for the first time although he had taught before : |
| 11 | President 's rule was extended in Punjab for a further six months on April 5 when the bill proposing its extension was passed by the Lok Sabha ( lower house of Parliament ) . |
| 12 | The Pact for Economic Stability and Growth ( PECE ) between the government , trade unions and business [ see pp. 37078 ; 37274 ] was renewed in November for a further year . |
| 13 | This course , modified to take one day , was repeated in January for the officers in charge of Evening Duty and in March for those next in seniority in the evenings . |
| 14 | In 1980 a conference was held in Thailand for the organisation 's leaders . |
| 15 | The kwanza was devalued in April for the third time since November 1991 [ see pp. 38561 ; 38666 ] . |