Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts . |
| 2 | The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony . |
| 3 | Only 45 patients ( 36% ) were referred for a nephrological opinion , an annual rate of 51 ( 95% confidence interval 32.8 to 60.2 ) per million total population , or 62.1 ( 45.3 to 83.1 ) per million adults . |
| 4 | Probably the first time that tsunami were blamed for a particular deposit was in Sir Edward Bailey 's brilliant exposition of the origin of the Upper Jurassic boulder beds in eastern Scotland , discussed in the last chapter . |
| 5 | Species that were numerous around the boat and which were caught for a cursory examination only ’ were released again alive , ‘ the operation ’ , Gould maintained , giving ‘ not the least pain to the bird , the point of the hook merely taking hold in the horny and insensible tip of the beak . ’ |
| 6 | These were done for a particular customer that wanted them buffed . |
| 7 | Jane Barker 's first poems were written for a small coterie including many Cambridge scholars , along the lines of the ‘ Society of Friendship ’ of her literary model Katherine Philips [ q.v. ] ; and when she moved to London in the 1680s , some of these poems were published in the unauthorized Poetical Recreations ( 1688 ) . |
| 8 | These were leased for a nominal sum from a very understanding Tangmere Parish Council . |
| 9 | Those of the French , the majority , who at least implicitly gave their allegiance to Vichy France , were prepared for a wary collaboration with the Japanese and as Admiral Decoux , the French Governor-General appointed by Marshal pétain , always maintained , they were determined , no matter what happened in France , to preserve the French position in Indochina . |
| 10 | They were prepared for an unyielding defence of their two flocks of 10,000 battery hens against the Ministry of Agriculture and the 10 burly ex-miners who form the ministry 's chicken-killing squad , ever-ready to wring a feathered neck . |
| 11 | If cases were selected for a particular disposal at random , Galloway suggested , how could proper consideration be being given to the welfare of the child in every case ? |
| 12 | A set of 32 items meeting these criteria were selected for a short form of the test , and a larger set of 150 items was included in a long form of the test . |
| 13 | The old Gothic was felt to be as inadequate in the 1890s as the old meeting-house had been in the 1860s so plans were made for a new building worthy of their pastor whose fame was rapidly increasing . |
| 14 | Programmes which were made for a general public of native speakers of the language will obviously not be graded for use with language students . |
| 15 | Arrangements were made for a voluntary tutor to visit his home to supplement his studies . |
| 16 | At the beginning of the century , around 50 were used for a small number of functions . |
| 17 | No excuses were offered for a lacklustre performance on Saturday . |
| 18 | A spokeswoman for C & G said : ‘ We were prosecuted for a technical infringement as the APRs on our posters were not printed boldly enough . |
| 19 | Land animals need to protect themselves from drying out , so scales were exchanged for an impervious skin ( although some amphibians can control the admission of water through their skin with the aid of hormones ) . |
| 20 | During the year options in respect of 369,606 shares were exercised for a total consideration of £701,399 and 59,336 shares were issued in respect of Dawson International PLC Personal Equity Plans for a consideration of £120,460 . |
| 21 | Mass has been offered regularly in St Gerard 's School as funds were raised for a new church centre in Hemlington . |
| 22 | Their owner believes they were stolen for a private collector abroad . |
| 23 | Early in the season , Tony Wright bravely predicted that Gloucestershire were set for a successful summer . |
| 24 | The Tynedale Fenwicks and the Liddesdale Elliots were involved for a long time in a savage , unyielding feud ; and the Armstrongs , among their many clashes , quarrelled simultaneously with the Scottish Turnbulls and Johnstones and with the English Bells , while the Bells were also feuding with the English Grahams . |
| 25 | The Artisans volunteered to double their subscription to the Club and senior members were asked for a voluntary 50% increase and also to pay a 1s. 0d. a round or a two-guinea single payment and make other donations ! |
| 26 | In the Revivalist which carried the reports , Paisley added that , while loyal Protestants were charged for a peaceful protest , rebels could attack an open-air evangelistic meeting in Dunloy and get off . |
| 27 | Films were cast for an international market in the Hollywood of the 1920s ; and international press syndication had a long history . |
| 28 | After 23h culture in FGF-4 ( 100ngml -1 ) , BrdU ( 20μM ) was added to the medium and the limbs were cultured for an additional hour . |
| 29 | After lectures from two British Airways pilots and a clinical psychologist , 80 people were taken for a short flight . |
| 30 | They were criticised for a cavalier approach to company expenses and for contravening the government 's economic sanctions against Rhodesia . |