Example sentences of "[noun prp] ['s] [noun pl] were [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The CP 's activities were suspended for six months on Aug. 30 . |
| 2 | Chauthala 's supporters were blamed for much of the fraud , and his continued survival as Chief Minister during March and April reflected his father 's influence at the central level . |
| 3 | Piper 's designs were admired for their sombre beauty . |
| 4 | In addition , some of Lear 's lithographs were copied for the Penny Magazine where they illustrate articles referring to ‘ Gould 's birds ’ , but do not mention Lear . |
| 5 | Jesus ' disciples were criticised for not fasting . |
| 6 | As lithium salts were not amenable to being patented , they did not attract the attention of the drug industry : also they had a bad reputation for their toxic effects , and so Cade 's findings were neglected for a long time . |
| 7 | Even during the later years of the reign , when Europe was embroiled in the early stages of the Thirty Years ' War and James 's MPs were calling for active English intervention on behalf of Protestants abroad , there were very few complaints in parliament about the state of religion at home . |