Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One fascinating piece of information given in E. R. Wickham 's historical study of the Church in nineteenth-century Sheffield shows the pattern of pew rentals in the parish church ( now the Cathedral ) , and the point is made very forcibly that very few seats were available for the non-renting poor . |
| 2 | These officials were responsible for the collection of revenue and the general administration of the districts where they were stationed . |
| 3 | These men were responsible for the maintenance of places for which they acted and for ensuring that worship was conducted in accordance with the tenets of the bodies to which they belonged . |
| 4 | At grouping in 1923 , the smaller railway companies , who in many cases were responsible for the rural railway feeders , were bought out , and often their lines were closed and lifted . |
| 5 | Both those statements were momentous for the Royal Family but the historical impact of Charles and Diana 's separation is likely to be greater . |