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

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1 The defendant was standing in the dock awaiting the sentence which was given immediately for the charge which had been reduced to manslaughter .
2 G. Scunthorpe ( 66 000 people ) is a town which was created solely for the iron and steel industry and for heavy engineering , using the steel to build such things as cranes and sections for bridges .
3 Also in that cast was a young John Robertson Hare [ q.v. ] , and the team of Walls , Hare , and Lynn was thus created , one which was to stay together for the next eleven years .
4 It was the Saint Mary 's window though , which was considered best for the first class stamp .
5 We kept guard against the security forces and helped in the communal kitchen which was set up for the support committee .
6 My hon. Friend 's second criticism of the way in which the scheme has worked is that the £24 million budget which was set aside for the two financial years — and I emphasise two years — 1989-91 was underspent .
7 In the Low Weald much of the coppice is hazel , which was used primarily for the construction of sheep hurdles and in the building industry , but is now of little economic value .
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