Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was generally done for the EC as a whole , and few attempts were made to estimate the redistribution effects of removing these trade barriers . |
| 2 | Salsburg says this was never done for the NCI test , which throws doubt on the high percentage of compounds found to cause cancer . |
| 3 | On attaining manhood this was formally exchanged for the toga virilis or pura , a white garment . |
| 4 | These were n't prepared for the winter hibernation . |
| 5 | It is also true that , in the later eighteenth century , many landowners had begun to build cottages for their labourers , and even to erect whole villages ; but these were usually designed for the owner from the outside ( not from the inside , for the occupant ) as the focus for a prospect ( Fig. 25 ) or , in the case of a village , as the approach to his park ( Fig. 23c ) . |
| 6 | There would still be a bit of clublife here and there through the alleyways , and the all-night gambling schools in Chinatown , though those were usually reserved for the Oriental abacus-for-brains fanatic . |
| 7 | They also knew they were not connected with the humanitarian assistance programme ( NHAO ) that was eventually run for the contras by the State Department , since those aircraft were ‘ beautiful brand-new L-100s , the most beautifully painted things ’ . |
| 8 | That was not suited for the Indians . |
| 9 | She was asked to draw on her knowledge of the subject 's life material and reply to each question , supplying evidence , as nearly as possible using the subject 's own words , that was sufficiently detailed for the answer to be evaluated properly against the original SADS-L criteria . |