Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ . |
| 2 | A variety of models were suggested for the forms which these political institutions might take . |
| 3 | Two days of celebrations were planned for the visitors — some from as far away as Canada and Australia — including a funfair , helicopter rides , fireworks and dancing and numerous side stalls . |
| 4 | ‘ It tells us nothing in terms of lessons that can be learned , what sort of materials were used for the curtains , whether a sprinkler system was installed and whether they worked properly . |
| 5 | Talks between trade officials in Beijing on Sept. 14-16 failed to achieve a breakthrough ; a last round of talks was scheduled for the week before the Oct. 10 deadline . |
| 6 | ( It should be noted that this group of women was selected for the analysis because , at these ages , practically all women in developing countries have married or entered into some kind of conjugal union at least once and , also , because their mating and fertility patterns represent more recent behaviour than those of women in the older reproductive age groups ) . |
| 7 | As usual in Airdrie a series of events was planned for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity . |
| 8 | In addition , biopsies from lesions were examined for the presence of cytomegalovirus by immunohistology . |
| 9 | No reduction in damages was made for the plaintiff 's failure to wear a seat belt even though he was found after the collision hanging out of the defendant 's car and had suffered a severe blow to the head . |
| 10 | THE report A Survey Of Attitudes To Sex Among 13 to 17-year-olds was written for the Daily Mirror by the Research Group of Great Britain Limited . |