Example sentences of "were reserve [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The opening piece , Respighi 's symphonic poem Fountains of Rome , was subtly characterised and sensuously played , but the real fireworks were reserved for the second half of the concert .
2 About 50 parking spaces were reserved for the disabled in Abbot 's Yard car park , Houndgate , Horsemarket and Raby Terrace , said Coun. Robinson .
3 But the benefits of such progress were reserved for the white-skinned Christian Europeans .
4 But Mr Desmond Fennell , QC , chairman of the Bar , claimed there was a danger that many people needing legal help would have access only to a ‘ more expensive Jack of all trades , ’ while specialist skills were reserved for the privileged few .
5 Our stronger feelings were reserved for the unscrupulous organisers of this sordid trade in human cargoes who were profiting from the Asians ' misery .
6 But the fireworks were reserved for the last six holes , each of which he birdied .
7 In the Chamber of the People 101 seats were reserved for the Czech Republic and 49 for the Slovak Republic ; in the Chamber of Nations each republic had 75 seats .
8 Tithes of reed were reserved for the local priest on the Somerset Levels , and Chaucer 's monk cast an entirely practical eye on the local birdlife : ‘ he liked a swan best , and roasted whole . ’
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10 The church 's greatest denunciations were reserved in the early period for sexual immorality and the dangers to the people coming from modern society : from the cinema , literature , radio , and , above all , from dance-halls ( Whyte 1980 : 25–34 ) .
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