Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 BP Technicians were runners-up for the second year running in the Wytch Farm annual five-a-side soccer tournament .
2 These observations differ from earlier findings in which scid mice were host for the same TCR -β transgene .
3 Their efforts were compensation for an earlier breakdown in discipline ( verbal only ) which permitted Strett to kick the first of his two penalty goals .
4 Mr Travers , who drew his figures from public expenditure White Papers , said the sectors that enjoyed the biggest rises were education for the under-fives ( up nearly 90 per cent ) and children with special needs , both favourite Labour targets .
5 Prices were £4.99 for the conventional handle , £7.08 for the extension and £20.37 for the ratchet ‘ T ’ handle .
6 The relative attributable risks for Maori children compared with non-Maori children were 57% for the higher rate of maternal smoking and 22% for the higher rate of bed sharing .
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