Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was one reason why the predictions of ruin which were made for the peasantry failed at this stage even to look like coming true in some of the most industrialised and developed countries . |
| 2 | If there are orthographic paragraph divisions in the original version of this text which were made for the sake of appearance on the page , then we have little hope of identifying such divisions in any formal way . |
| 3 | This is a summary of the arrangements which were adopted for the Phase 1 Pilots , a statement of the impressions which have been collected of their operation and an outline of the interim conclusions which have been reached . |
| 4 | The research makes use of data which were collected for the SE Gas Region in order to identify indicators of change in gas consumption . |
| 5 | Boris Anrep , for instance , whom the Berkeleys used to encounter when they stayed with Maud Russell at Mottisfont , gave them the model he painted for the mosaics which were intended for the apse of Westminster Cathedral ( it stands on the chest of drawers in their bedroom ) and Hugh Honour and John Fleming gave them the marble hermaphrodite which reclines on the top of a bookcase in the study . |
| 6 | The number of foresters was to be limited under the supervision of the regarders : no warden or local Forest officer was to hold pleas of the forest , which were reserved for the Forest Eyre . |
| 7 | When the mills of the North of England are referred to , we think immediately of the nineteenth-century factories which were built for the purpose of manufacturing yarn and textiles , rather than buildings containing corn-grinding machinery . |
| 8 | The largest cuts — which were proposed for the North Sea cod and haddock — amounted to only 15 per cent . |
| 9 | Changed circumstances began to alter the criteria which were used for the selection and appointment of heads . |
| 10 | Haselkorn has argued that the USSR has also established aerial staging networks which were used for the airlift of arms to Angola and Ethiopia in the 1970s and which are of paramount importance for Soviet access strategy in the Third World . |
| 11 | Many wave-energy researchers believe that the consistently unfavourable attitude of the EC towards wave power has its origins in unfavourable assessments which were provided for the Community by the British government . |
| 12 | This was rejected on the grounds that there was nowhere else to put the rescued artifacts , many of which were designed for the house . |
| 13 | Acknowledging his administrative talents and scholarly assets , Mrs Stevenson said the board felt , ‘ He simply did not have the specific skills which were needed for the job ’ . |
| 14 | In future , however , energy matters would be kept under review by a new advisory panel of independent experts which would suggest how information should be interpreted on the way in which markets were developing and studies that should be carried out , similar to ones which were commissioned for the coal review . |
| 15 | It was argued on behalf of the respondents that the doctrine applied to a covenant which was imposed for the benefit of the trade of the covenantee and which either forbids the covenantor to carry on his trade or restricts the way in which he may carry it on . |
| 16 | In 1910 she returned to London and began her work in biochemistry , which was to continue for the rest of her life . |
| 17 | Onslow 's has quite a scoop with the keys of Ernest Hemming , lamp-trimmer — each stamped Titanic and estimated at £4,000 ; it also has a doll found floating around the wreck and which was mistaken for the body of a child , at £1,500/3,000 . |
| 18 | A curfew was imposed in Cabinda on Nov. 12 after at least nine deaths in clashes between government forces and supporters of the Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave ( FLEC ) , which was calling for the independence of the region . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've got lots of favourite moments from those days but perhaps the best is the vision of Kenneth Williams singing one of the dirtiest songs I have ever heard to sunbathers on the beach at Rye — which was doubling for the desert in Carry On — Follow That Camel , ’ he recalls . |
| 20 | The Federation Treaty was an important step towards the signing of a new Russian Constitution , which was planned for the Congress of People 's Deputies ( the highest legislative body ) opening on April 6 . |
| 21 | A intravenous infusion of 0.9% saline was then begun and after one hour was changed to an infusion of sodium taurocholate , 500 mg/hour ( Calbiochem , La Jolla , CA , USA ) , which was maintained for the duration of the experiment . |
| 22 | If your SPR is being based on an existing SPR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SPR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SPR will be displayed . |
| 23 | If your SPR is being based on an existing SPR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SPR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SPR will be displayed . |
| 24 | If your SPR is being based on an existing SPR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SPR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SPR will be displayed . |
| 25 | If your SPR is being based on an existing SPR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SPR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SPR will be displayed . |
| 26 | If your SSR is being based on an existing SSR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SSR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SSR will be displayed . |
| 27 | If your SSR is being based on an existing SSR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SSR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SSR will be displayed . |
| 28 | If your SSR is being based on an existing SSR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SSR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SSR will be displayed . |
| 29 | If your SSR is being based on an existing SSR , all the relevant information which was supplied for the basis will be displayed here , and can be updated for your SSR ; otherwise , any existing details for your SSR will be displayed . |
| 30 | The leader of the council , Robert Gould , said later he accepted that the 1.5 per cent pay increase was totally unrealistic , but said the unions should be directing their anger at the Conservative Government , which was to blame for the situation . |