Example sentences of "which [was/were] [adv] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prospect of a radical overhaul of US banking legislation was confirmed on Feb. 5 when the US Treasury announced proposals including the abolition of two laws dating from the 1930s which were widely blamed for the fragmented character of US banking . |
| 2 | Since the citadel 's walls had been razed in I 181 , ramparts of earth , stone and wood had to be erected from the fabric of a number of churches which were hastily demolished for the purpose . |
| 3 | Outside there appear to have been two aisled barns of second- and third-century date respectively , which were probably used for the safe storage of taxes collected in kind or goods in transit . |
| 4 | Colonialism had much the same impact on the traditional political systems with which it came into contact , especially those which were hierarchically organized for the purpose of a feudal mode of production . |
| 5 | As time passed , Elena too became the subject of such gestures of endorsement from the West which were duly recorded for the benefit of Romanians , lest they forget by just how an extraordinary couple they were ruled . |
| 6 | There are some pieces — the most notable is usually known as " On music and words " — which were apparently meant for the book and later rejected , but which fall within the scope of BT , and so have no bearing on the question . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the list of ingredients did n't include the egg which was later needed for the mixture and we are sorry if anyone has been disappointed when trying to make the scones . |
| 8 | A worse incident happened to me when invited to preach at a special service in a small church which was well filled for the occasion . |
| 9 | A ban on strike action which was also proposed for the same period , with heavy fines for offenders , had been dropped by the parliamentary labour committee when it became clear that it would receive no support , but fines for unofficial strikes were increased . |
| 10 | I was more than delighted at the great success he achieved with his exhibition at Cliffe Castle Art Gallery , a success which was richly deserved for the poetic quality and atmosphere of his highly individual work . |
| 11 | With the rest of the economy still showing healthy expansion , the Boards were soon faced with the option of disobeying Whitehall or failing in their statutory duty to supply new consumers , and they chose the former , with one Board bluntly saying they were ignoring the Government 's financial allocation ( which was then increased for the industry generally ) . |
| 12 | They came out of the circuit one by one and bore down on the SE5s , each of which was now heading for the balloon from a different quarter . |