Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were asked to bring along prizes for the Tories ' Winter Ball , with the value of gifts reaching £5,000 . |
| 2 | Referees were encouraged to send off offenders for ‘ serious foul play ’ through a stricter interpretation of the laws . |
| 3 | A great deal of time was spent haggling over prices for specific tasks . |
| 4 | Vial was asked to draw up regulations for the school and infirmary , keeping in mind the example of the foreign veterinary schools . |
| 5 | State governments will continue to have their own radio stations — that much is guaranteed by the constitution — but in 1981 the FRCN was authorized to draw up plans for the setting up of its own stations in every state . |