Example sentences of "[n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Data were acquired for a minimum of 5 hours . |
| 2 | Top price of £990 was paid for a Whitehead cow and heifer calf from J J Murphy , Caledon . |
| 3 | AN evil gang who kidnapped two families to force the managers of a bank and supermarket to hand over £96,000 were jailed for a total of 65 years yesterday . |
| 4 | A price of £11.00 was envisaged for a meal of Chicken in a Basket with full payment at least two weeks in advance . |
| 5 | Top price in the dairy ring of £1,130 was paid for a choice calved Friesian heifer and a calved Ayrshire heifer sold at the second top price of £1,070 . |