Example sentences of "of which be [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name .
2 The event raised £1m , most of which was set aside for investment in a trust fund .
3 Confirmation of the deal , the terms of which were adjusted marginally for exchange rate movements since a letter of intent was signed in July , coincided with the release of Nu-Swift 's interim figures revealing pre-tax profits of £16.4m ( £15.5m ) and earnings per share of 19.78p ( 18.73p ) .
4 Instead of offloading underperforming RISC machines on its customers — thousands of which were crying out for more power — it rushed to boost the power of its obsolete 16-bit processor by every tweak possible , and virtually gave the things away .
5 That they were popular can be shown by the water marks on the prints , some of which were reprinted repeatedly for 20 years .
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