Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] for [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 It was developed specifically for the larger urban workshops and consists of an adjustable loom with a device which , by altering the tension on the warp strands , shifts the completed work to the rear of the loom , allowing the weaver to sit at the same level throughout the entire rug-making process .
2 He was to remain there for a further six years .
3 By such a mechanism , in which family ties played an important part , a relatively rapid ascent was opened up for the younger sons of the prosperous Catalan farmers who must leave the farm to the chosen heir ( the hereu ) ; within a generation a man could make a modest fortune , exposed to the risk of loss as well as the hope of gain .
4 For Miss Green , Lee 's appointment was perceived as an explicit threat simply because in the previous year , renewal of the Cassell Trust 's grant had not been easily secured and had been made on the understanding that the 1930 renewal was to extend only for a further and final two years .
5 Hissene Habre , President since 1982 , was sworn in for a further seven-year presidential term on Dec. 22 , 1989 , after endorsement by a referendum on Dec. 10 ( see p. 37114 ) .
6 On March 5 Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Congress ( I ) Chief Minister .
7 Habré arranged elections and was sworn in for a further seven-year presidential term on Dec. 22 , 1989 , but was overthrown on Dec , 1 , 1990 , by rebel forces from the east under the leadership of his one-time military commander Idriss Déby , leader of the Patriotic Salvation Movement ( MPS ) [ see p. 37907 ] .
8 Congress ( I ) retained power in Maharashtra in the State Assembly elections in February 1990 and Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Chief Minister [ see p. 37245 ] .
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