Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I believe that positive steps were needed to build for the future , particularly with the wealth of young talent now available . |
| 2 | Earlier this season Golf Monthly readers were invited to enter for the event : 720 fortunate golfers ( three amateurs and one assistant ) were balloted to compete in eight qualifying events around the British Isles . |
| 3 | THREE appeal court judges were asked to rule for the first time yesterday that parents could sue doctors for negligence over the loss of a child though the fatal injuries had been suffered before birth . |
| 4 | Two companies were invited to tender for the supply of 8 PCs ( later increased to 9 ) at identical specifications supplied by C Will . |
| 5 | Delegates elected a 91-member general committee , including four women , and a 17-member executive committee ; places were reserved to allow for the boycotting groups to join later . |
| 6 | An impressive range of intellectuals were persuaded to write for the UDC . |
| 7 | A new range of private law orders was introduced to provide for the care and upbringing of children . |
| 8 | The so-called citizenship campaign was launched in 1894 when members were urged to work for the return of women as poor law guardians . |
| 9 | A Labour movement looking to the 1990s would have been been debating single union , no-strike deals and profit-related payment systems rather than how best to call strikes and whether a system of labour tribunals was needed to compensate for the supposed bias of the capitalist courts . |
| 10 | A number of institutions were invited to tender for the contract to carry out research into the needs of the European manager . |
| 11 | Orcs were forced to fight for the Dark Elves in their wars against the High Elves , although in truth the Orcs took little persuading . |
| 12 | Already early on this Saturday morning he and his pupils were beginning to prepare for the banquet in the Imperial kitchens . |
| 13 | design requirements were changed to allow for the safe venting of any methane gas |
| 14 | Linear and quadratic time trends were included to control for the upward trend in volume . |
| 15 | Priests were allowed to vote for the first time since the 1920s , due to the repeal of anti-clerical legislation in January [ see p. 38758 ] . |
| 16 | ‘ The Federation grew so quickly that in 1962 provincial councils were established to cater for the influx of new clubs . |